Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1924 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Notifiable Diseases during the Year.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES. | Total cases notified in age-periods. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total deaths in age-periods. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Ward No. 1 (Town). | Ward No. 2 (Belsize). | Ward No 3 (Adelaide). | Ward No. 4 (Central). | Ward No. 5 (West End). | Ward No. 6 (Kilburn). | Ward No. 7 (Priory). | At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 3. | 3 and under 4. | 4 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 20. | 20 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 3. | 3 and under 4. | 4 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 20. | 20 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. | |||||||||||
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, acute | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | 92 | .. | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 2 | .. | .. | 13 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 82 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Encephalitis Lethar-gira, acute | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | |
Enteric Fever | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Erysipelas | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Malaria | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
† Measles | 1226 | 38 | 85 | 104 | 146 | 172 | 427 | 130 | 54 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 204 | 153 | 92 | 151 | 227 | 262 | 137 | 80 | 6 | † | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pneumonia, acute influenzal or acute primary | 116 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 79 | ||
Polio Myelitis, acute | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 150 | .. | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 55 | 33 | 13 | 19 | 2 | .. | .. | 24 | 41 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 131 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1638 | 48 | 94 | 125 | 165 | 195 | 507 | 178 | 93 | 130 | 39 | 38 | 26 | 266 | 258 | 129 | 185 | 293 | 328 179 | 341 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
t Compulsorily notifiable in Hampstead under the Borough of Hampatead (Measles) Regulations, 1920.