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, City of ]
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1921.
CITY OF LONDON.
NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED. | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||
Under 1. | 1 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | |||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria | 33 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | 33 |
Erysipelas | 6 | ... | ... | ... | l | 4 | l | ... | 3 |
Scarlet Fever | 89 | ... | 13 | 60 | 10. | 6 | ... | ... | 88 |
Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Relapsing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Puerperal | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Polio-myelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 22 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | l | 14 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Rubella | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... |
Malaria (contracted abroad) | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 |
Acute Primary Pneumonia | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | l | 6 |
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Totals | 164 | 4 | 18 | 74 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 146 |
* Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals, London Fever Hospital, City of London Infirmary,
St. Bartholomew's Hospital, City Police Hospital, &c.