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 Battersea Borough]
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TABLE II.
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in the Borough of Battersea. | Total Cases Notified in each Sub-District | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Sub-District. | ||||||||||
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At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 to 5 years. | 5 to 15 years. | 15 to 25 years. | 25 to 65 years. | 65 yearsand upwards. | E. | N.W. | S.W. | E. | N.W. | S.W. | |
Small-pox | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
Diphtheria | 298 | 6 | 93 | 168 | 17 | 14 | — | 152 | 107 | 39 | 151 | 107 | 39 |
Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Erysipelas | 72 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 |
Scarlet Fever | 448 | 4 | 125 | 276 | 24 | 19 | 247 | 123 | 78 | 244 | 123 | 73 | |
Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | |
Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Puerperal Fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 25 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
Meningococcal Meningitis | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 37 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
PoUo-myelitis, &c. | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | I | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Polio-encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Malaria | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Dysentery | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Acute Influenzal Pneu | 67 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 7 | 29 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
Acute Primary Pneu. | 282 | 26 | 58 | 37 | 27 | 116 | 18 | 132 | 105 | 45 | 67 | 59 | 26 |
Totals | 1,251 | 81 | 293 | 495 | 96 | 254 | 32 | 630 | 395 | 226 | 510 | 322 | 160 |
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Totals | 1,508 | 81 | 307 | 518 | 179 | 387 | 36 | 741 | 453 | 314 | 510 | 322 | 160 |
Whooping-cough* | 493 | 50 | 311 | 132 | ... | ... | ... | 253 | 179 | 61 | 23 | 20 | 7 |
Measles* | 75 | 11 | 39 | 22 | ... | 3 | ... | 34 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
Grand Totals | 2,076 | 142 | 657 | 672 | 179 | 390 | 36 | 1,028 | 649 | 399 | 549 | 344 | 168 |