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 Hammersmith Borough]
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Notifiable Disease | Number of Cases Notified. | Wards. | Total Removed to Hospital. | ||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages | Age Periods. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Under 1 | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 35— | 45— | 65— | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cholera, Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 60 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 60 |
Erysipelas | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
Scarlet Fever | 282 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 144 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 25 | 31 | 24 | 14 | 49 | 116 | 23 | 271 |
Typhus Fever | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Enteric Fever | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Relapsing Fever, Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Puerperal Fever | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 11 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 12 |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 12 |
Polio-myelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | -_ | - | - | — | - | |
Pneumonia | 52 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Malaria | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _- |
Dysentery | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
Food Poisoning | 39 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
Measles | 785 | 34 | 81 | 81 | 98 | 108 | 354 | 14 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | 64 | 77 | 94 | 64 | 146 | 281 | 59 | 176 |
Whooping Cough | 358 | 52 | 47 | 56 | 60 | 54 | 83 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 27 | 35 | 78 | 29 | 93 | 82 | 14 | 124 |
Totals | 1,658 | 104 | 144 | 170 | 196 | 201 | 608 | 44 | 24 | 79 | 27 | 44 | 17 | 133 | 176 | 230 | 117 | 329 | 555 | 118 | 713 |