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 Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE IV.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1924.
Notifiable Disease, | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality(i.e., Parish or Ward) of the District. | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards | 1 North Division | 2 South Division | |||
Small Pox | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - |
Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | 101 | 3 | 33 | 54 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 23 | 78 | 93 |
Erysipelas | 10 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | 86 | 1 | 26 | 50 | 8 | 1 | - | — | 12 | 74 | 81 |
Typhus Fever | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Enteric Fever | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Relapsing Fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Continued Fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 |
Polio-myelitis | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | _ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 59 | — | — | 3 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 20 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 12 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | - | 1 | 11 | 9 |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
Pneumonia | 12 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 10 | — | - | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | 8 |
Totals | 298 | 10 | 68 | 113 | 46 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 54 | 244 | 222 |