[Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Hanley County Borough.

Hanley (England). County Borough Council.

Date:: 1908

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Credit: [Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Hanley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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SCARLET FEVER. 110 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified in 1908, as com- pared with 183 in 1907, 395 in 1906, 328 in 1905, and 352 in 1904. 84 were removed to the Hospital. The cases not removed were isolated as much as possible. There were no deaths in Hanley, and 1 amongst the patients removed. Including deaths at the Hospital, the death rate from Scarlet Fever was .01 per 1,000. The infection was not traceable to the milk supply. DIPHTHERIA. 165 cases of Diphtheria were notified, as against 197 in 1907, 182 in 1906, 145 in 1905, 304 in 1904, 472 in 1903, 356 in 1902, and 328 in 1901. This is a decrease of 32 on 1907. The notifications were as follows :— January 12 February 12 March 5 April 6 May 5 June 17 July 19 August 13 September 13 October 26 November 19 December 18 165