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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1909
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1909 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1909.
| Notifiable Diseases. | Cases Notified in Whole District, | Total cases notified in each Locality. | No. of cases removed to Hospital from each Locality, | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | All Ages. .Years. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| North East. | South West. | North East. | South West, | Total cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwards. | |||||||
| Small Pox | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous croup) | 183 | 9 | 99 | 55 | 11 | 9 | ... | 82 | 101 | 75 | 98 | 173 |
| Erysipelas | 164 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 102 | 11 | 72 | 92 | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet fever | 565 | 6 | 205 | 316 | 20 | 18 | ... | 260 | 305 | 255 | 301 | 556 |
| Typhus fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric fever | 33 | ... | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | ... | 22 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 31 |
| Relapsing fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal fever | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Anthrax | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 960 | 26 | 321 | 396 | 62 | 144 | 11 | 444 | 516 | 358 | 417 | 775 |
Note... The localities adopted for this table are the same as those in Tables II. and IV.