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 London County Council]
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Table 42.—County of London.—Notifications of infectious disease during the 52 weeks ended 28th December, 1935.
Metropolitan boroughs in topographical order | Anthrax | Cerebro. spinal fever. | Continued fever | Diphtheria (including membranous croup) | Dysentery | Encephalitis lethargica | Enteric fever | Erysipelas | Malaria | Ophthalmia neonatorum | Pneumonia | Polio- encephalitis | Polio. mvelitis | Puerperal fever | Puerperal pyrexia | Scarlet fever | Smallpox | Typhusp |
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Paddington | — | 7 | 1 | 210 | 12 | — | 7 | 50 | 3 | 11 | 131 | — | 3 | 14 | 28 | 267 | — | — |
Kensington | — | 2 | — | 359 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 63 | 4 | 11 | 134 | — | 1 | 10 | 29 | 333 | — | — |
Hammersmith | — | 2 | — | 330 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 51 | — | 10 | 84 | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 346 | — | — |
Fulham | — | 1 | — | 375 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 56 | — | 11 | 139 | — | 3 | 6 | 28 | 317 | — | — |
Chelsea | — | — | — | 92 | 2 | — | 6 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 55 | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 137 | — | — |
Westminster, City of | —. | 3 | — | 101 | 12 | — | 12 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 33 | —. | 2 | 5 | 17 | 163 | — | — |
— | 1 | — | 119 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 151 | — | — | ||
Hampstead | — | 2 | — | 70 | 11 | — | 5 | 35 | 2 | 14 | 77 | — | 1 | 2 | 20 | 117 | — | — |
St. Pancras | — | 4 | — | 441 | 8 | — | 6 | 92 | 6 | — | 195 | —. | 3 | 24 | 18 | 349 | — | — |
Islington | — | 8 | — | 760 | 34 | — | 7 | 130 | — | 39 | 211 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 46 | 716 | — | — |
Stoke Newington | — | 1 | — | 73 | 1 | — | 3 | 18 | — | 1 | 27 | . | 1 | 6 | 14 | 86 | — | — |
Hackney | — | 5 | — | 465 | 8 | —. | 14 | 109 | — | 18 | 147 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 65 | 631 | — | — |
— | 1 | — | 93 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 23 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 53 | — | — | |
Finsbury | — | — | — | 225 | 3 | 1 | . | 33 | 1 | 15 | 47 | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 207 | — | — |
City of London | 1 | — | 20 | . | .— | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 2 | — | .— | — | 1 | 29 | — | — | |
— | 3 | — | 321 | 14 | — | 4 | 39 | 3 | 15 | 39 | — | 4 | 6 | 9 | 329 | — | — | |
Bethnal Green | — | 1 | .— | 331 | 11 | . | 1 | 65 | . | 6 | 86 | — | 2 | 7 | 14 | 415 | — | — |
Stepney | — | 11 | .— | 787 | 29 | ] | 5 | 127 | 2 | 6 | 187 | — | 2 | 11 | 27 | 469 | — | — |
Poplar | — | 6 | .— | 528 | 3 | .— | 2 | 73 | . | 10 | 248 | — | 3 | 8 | 25 | 336 | — | — |
— | 9 | — | 362 | 2 | — | 3 | 94 | — | 29 | 101 | — | 2 | 10 | 34 | 513 | — | — | |
Bermondsey | — | 2 | .— | 273 | 3 | .— | 3 | 52 | —. | 5 | 113 | — | .— | 3 | 20 | 367 | — | — |
Lambeth | 1 | 3 | — | 455 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 128 | 2 | 41 | 221 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 43 | 852 | — | — |
Battersea | — | 6 | 2 | 451 | 4 | .— | 20 | 62 | 2 | 21 | 282 | — | 3 | 6 | 11 | 465 | — | — |
Wandsworth | — | 7 | — | 406 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 105 | 2 | 24 | 316 | — | 13 | 14 | 27 | 739 | — | — |
Camberwell | — | 4 | — | 345 | 1 | .— | 8 | 114 | — | 13 | 156 | — | 6 | 10 | 34 | 587 | — | — |
Deptford | 1 | 3 | — | 289 | — | 1 | 2 | 61 | — | 11 | 77 | — | .— | 1 | 9 | 250 | — | — |
Greenwich | — | 3 | — | 367 | — | .— | 4 | 41 | — | 7 | 102 | — | .— | 2 | 6 | 301 | — | — |
Lewisham | — | 8 | — | 311 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 199 | — | 1 | 4 | 34 | 814 | — | — |
Woolwich | — | 2 | — | 335 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 78 | —. | 18 | 243 | — | 2 | 3 | 40 | 615 | — | — |
Ages 0. | — | 28 | — | 155 | 13 | — | 1 | 34 | — | 382 | 201 | — | 3 | — | — | 100 | — | — |
„ 1- | — | 27 | — | 2,855 | 72 | 3 | 13 | 49 | — | — | 618 | 2 | 40 | — | — | 3,063 | — | — |
„ 5- | — | 11 | — | 3,621 | 32 | .— | 18 | 57 | — | — | 344 | 1 | 18 | — | — | 4,129 | — | — |
„ 10- | — | 9 | — | 1,197 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 63 | — | — | 137 | — | 8 | — | — | 1,799 | — | — |
„ 15- | — | 8 | — | 425 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 78 | — | — | 174 | — | 8 | 10 | 40 | 642 | — | — |
„ 20- | — | 4 | — | 396 | 16 | 1 | 33 | 78 | 4 | — | 209 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 195 | 454 | — | — |
„ 25- | — | 7 | 1 | 393 | 22 | — | 31 | 170 | 14 | — | 402 | — | 2 | 132 | 330 | 506 | — | — |
„ 35- | — | 5 | — | 137 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 244 | 7 | — | 420 | — | 1 | 42 | 86 | 180 | — | — |
„ 45- | 2 | 3 | ] | 73 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 390 | 7 | — | 452 | — | — | — | 1 | 60 | — | — |
„ 55- | — | 3 | — | 30 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 360 | 5 | — | 388 | — | — | — | .— | 13 | — | — |
„ 65- | — | — | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | _ | 254 | .— | — | 253 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
„ 75 + | — | — | .— | 2 | 1 | — | — | 91 | — | — | 109 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Total, 1935 | 2 | 105 | 3 | 9,294 | 199 | 15 | 187 | 1.868 | 37 | 382 | 3,707 | 4 | 81 | 241 | 652 | 10,954 | — | — |
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