[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City.

  • Sheffield (England). City Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following statement shows the percentage of mortality in regard to hospital-treated and home-treated eases of Diphtheria during the year 1937 :— Hospital- treated Home-treated Cases Cases Totals Number of cases notified 1631 13 1644 Number of deaths 41 2 43 Percentage mortality 2-5 15-4 2-6 Epidemic prevalence of Diphtheria commenced in September 1933 and this prevalence has, with certain fluctuations, been maintained since that time. There were 1,424 cases notified in 1934 and the figure increased in the years 1935 and 1936 to 1,750 and 2,000 cases respectively. There were 1,644 cases in 1937, or 106 less than the 1935 figure. Whooping Cough.—There were only seven deaths from Whooping Cough during the year and the death rate, which created a new low record, was 0-014 per 1,000 of the popula¬ tion as against 0-075 in 1936. The average for the quinquennium 1932-36 was 0-063. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever.—-There were 11 cases of Typhoid (including Para¬ typhoid) Fever notified during the year 1937, giving an attack rate of 0-02 per 1,000 of the ])opulation, as against a rate of 0-04 for 1936 and an average for the quinquennium 1932-36 of 0-02. In three of the cases the infection appeared to have been contracted outside the City. There were no deaths under this heading during the year. The 1936 death rate was 0.004 per 1,000 of the population and the average annual rate for the quin¬ quennium 1982-36 was 0-002. Dlvrrhcea .vnd Enteritis under Two Years of Age.—IMortality from this group of diseases, stated per 1,000 live births, was 3-27 in 1937 as compared with 5-8 for England and Wales. The rate for 1936 was 5-94 as against 5-75 for England and Wales. The comparatively favourable position of the City as regards the Diarrhoea and Enteritis death rate is very marked in table L. on page 23, where it will be seen that fifteen of the eighteen great towns had higher rates than Sheffield. If reference is made to Annual Reports of the early years of the present century, it will be found that Sheffield then occupied actually the worst position among the great towns as regards mortality from this group of diseases. Undulant Fever.—Two eases of Undulant Fever were notified during 1937. Cerebro-Spinal Fever.—During the year there were 11 notified eases of Cerebro- Spina! Fever, with 6 deaths. In 1936 there were 15 notified eases and 9 deaths. Acute Poliomyelitis.—Six cases of Acute Poliomyelitis or Polioencephalitis were notified in 1937 and no deaths occurred. There were also six cases notified in 1936. Enceph.ylitis Lethargica.—During the year five cases of Encephalitis Lethargica were notified and there were nine deaths. Deaths are still being registered of persons who contracted the disease during the 1924 epidemic. Dysentery.—48 eases of Dysentery, mostly of the Sonne type, were notified during the year and there were two deaths. Practically all the patients were young children who were notified from the various hospitals of the City.