[Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough.

  • Blackpool (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1897
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Credit: [Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The accompanying Table gives the number of infections cases notiHed as comparetl with the previous year, the deaths from these diseases, the percentage case mortality, and the death-rate from each disease per i,ooo inhabitants in comparison with the similar rates for the 33 great towns during iSqy. TABLE IX. Disease. Cases Noli lied. Cases Notified per 1,000 inhabi- tants. Deatlis in 1S97. D.P. per 100 ca.ses. D.R. per 1,000 inhabi- tants. D.R. per 1,000 inhab. for 33 gieat towns. 1897 1896 Smallpox 00002 Measle.s 794 148 19734 23 2-89 0-572 0-55 Scarlet Fever 177 208 4'399 6 3-39 O’ 150 O' 18 Diphtheria 7 6 0-174 3 42-85 0-075* 0-31 Enteric Fever 50 66 1-243 15 30 0-398 018 Typhus Fever I 0'024 1 100 Puerperal P'ever ... 2 I 0*049 3 0-075 Whooping Cough... 9 0’224 0-41 Diarrhiea 52 1-295 1 24 * Incluclirg 2 deatlis from 'Croup,' llie Diphllic'riri deatli-raie was really o'i24. The cost of notification in fees to medical men has been as follows . Measles. 57 o o Scarlet Fever 17 17 o Diphtheria 17 6 Enteric Fever b 2 6 Puerperal Fever 2 6 £>^2 o 0