[Report 1900] / Medical Officer of Health, Lancaster Borough and Port.

Lancaster (England). Borough Council.

Date:: 1900

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H5 During the corresponding quarter of last year there were 16 such deaths, namely :— Measles. 3 Enteric Fever .. 4 Whooping Cough . 8 Puerperal Fever . 1 16 equal to an annual zymotic death-rate of 1-57 per 1000 of population. One hundred and forty-six cases of infectious disease have been reported during the last quarter, namely : — Scarlet Fever. 47 Diphtheria. 12 Enteric Fever. 9 Measles . 71 Erysipelas . 7 146 During the corresponding quarter of 1899, the number of these cases notified was 346, namely :— Enteric Fever. n Measles . 331 Scarlet Fever. 2 Puerperal Fever . 1 Rotheln . 1 34-6 The occurrence of twelve cases of Diphtheria in the last three months is very unusual for this district, where heretofore the disease has been very rare. The cases appear to be for the most part sporadic, and only in very few instances has it been possible to consider that there has been any connection between the cases. Most of these cases have been verified by bacteriological examination. I have heard of several cases during this same period in the adjacent districts, so whatever the cause may be, it is evidently one which affects a considerable tract of country.