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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
Holborn 1911
Report for the year 1911 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | TotalCases notified in each Locality (e.g. Parish or Ward) of the District. | Total Cases Removed to Hospitals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | |||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5 | 6 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65. | 66 and upwards. | ||||||
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup | 85 | 1 | 28 | 37 | 15 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 52 | 84 | |
| Erysipelas | 37 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 120 | — | 39 | 68 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 80 | 40 | 119 | |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enteric Fever | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 7 | |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Phthisis | Under Tuberculosis Regulations, 1908 | 104 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 38 | 48 | 10 | 36 | 68 | 101 |
| Under Tuberculosis Regulations, 1911 | 81 | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 19 | — | 29 | 52 | 23 | |
| Others | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | — | |
| Cerebro spinal fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Polio-myelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Glanders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hydrophobia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 446 | 7 | 72 | 116 | 46 | 110 | 79 | 16 | 206 | 240 | 344 | |
Chicken Pox was also notifiable for three months from the 22nd March, during which period 101 notifications were received.