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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
Battersea 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Analysis of Cases (after Correction of Diagnosis) of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1949.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Battersea, at Ages (Years). | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0— | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 10- | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65 & over | Total | |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ |
| Diphtheria | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| Scarlet fever | 2 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 145 | 29 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 263 |
| Enteric (typhoid) fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Continued fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | — | 15 |
| Meningococcal meningitis | 1 | — | 1 | -— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Polio-myelitis | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 28 |
| Polio-encephalitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| Acute primary pneumonia | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 18 | 15 | 9 | 71 |
| Acute influenzal pneumonia | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Scabies | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 51 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Whooping cough | 35 | 20 | 45 | 27 | 40 | 57 | 2 | — | 1 | — | —_ | 227 |
| Measles | 62 | 177 | 256 | 174 | 159 | 354 | 16 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1,203 |
| Tuberculosis | ||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 65 | 31 | 2 | 174 |
| Non-pulmonary | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 20 |
| Totals | 111 | 227 | 350 | 238 | 231 | 587 | 67 | 87 | 134 | 70 | 16 | 2,118 |