[Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.

  • Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1894
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Credit: [Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    notification. In 1892 and 1893 there were two cases each year, and in 1891 there were four cases not notified till after death. In 1890 there were five cases, and in 1889 only one case was not notified till after death. The following Table gives the number of Notifications of Dangerous Infectious Diseases in each month of the year.— 1894 Smallpox Measles German Measles Scarlatina Diphtheria Typlius Fever S ^ EH* Fever Cholera Total January 320 3 49 14 11 1 399 February .. 448 7 23 15 11 1 505 March .... i 512 4 24 8 12 561 April 1 207 15 5 15 243 May 107 i 9 3 20 i 201 June 2 85 22 15 2 21 147 July 1 56 33 10 2 18 120 August 1 7 30 8 13 59 September.. 4 i 45 23 2 12 87 October .... i 5 39 15 1 10 70 November.. 4 6 48 6 26 l 91 December.. i 1 42 11 25 2 81 12 1818 16 379 133 7 194 6 2565 and the next Table the number of cases of the different diseases notified in each year since 1882 when compulsory notification came into force. The statement is as follows:-— Year Smallpox Measles [ German Measles Scarlatina Diphtheria 3 U A it pt 0> £* Typhoid Fever Fever Cholera Total 1882 615 152 9 99 86 25 1 987 1883 3 548 169 19 42 76 17 874 1884 131 941 277 13 17 74 9 i 1463 1885 24 1001 656 21 1 38 2 1643 1886 6 595 10 617 24 18 58 4 1332 1887 1334 12 914 21 8 142 4 2435 1888 819 4 438 36 13 234 2 1546 1889 1057 13 262 30 191 1 1554 1890 1620 17 247 35 64 182 1 2166 1891 524 38 180 28 38 197 2 1007 1892 12 1542 e 218 25 10 150 4 1966 1893 15 540 ii 421 77 4 221 9 1298 1894 12 1818 16 379 133 7 194 6 2565 203 12954 126 4830 471 321 1843 86 2 20836