Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1919
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SAINT PANCRA'S, LONDON.
WEEKLY NUMBER OF INFECTIOUS CASES CERTIFIED TO THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH DURING THE YEAR 1919.
Quarters | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Totals | Quarters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Months | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Months | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Week ending | 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | .. | Week ending |
Number of Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | .. | Number of Week |
Small-pox | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | Small Pox |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 15 | 32 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 558 | Scarlet Fever |
Diphtheria and Memb. Croup | 15 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 348 | Diphtheria and Memb. Croup |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | • • | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Enteric Fever | ||
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | • | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | Puerperal Fever |
Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 134 | Erysipelas | ||
Cerebrospinal Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Cerebrospinal Fever |
Polio-Myelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | Polio-Myelitis |
Ophthalmia | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 39 | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ||
Encephalitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Encephalitis Lethargica |
Primary Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 86 | Primary Pneumonia | |
Influenzal Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 76 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 213 | Influenzal Pneumonia | |
Malaria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 98 | Malaria | |
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | Dysentery |
Trench Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Trench Fever |
Measles | 9 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 39 | 36 | 70 | 47 | 64 | 58 | 75 | 56 | 53 | 46 | 40 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 1034 | Measles | |
German Measles | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 268 | German Measles |
Tuberculosis | 13 | 11 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 799 | Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) |
Tuberculosis (Other Forms) | .. | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .. | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | • • | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 206 | Tuberculosis (Other Forms) |