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Acton 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1918
Table 8.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR. 1918.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in whole District. At Ages—Years. | Total cases notified in each ward. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 66 | 65 and upwards. | North-East. | North-West | South-Eait. | South-West | |
| Measles and German Measles | 417 | 8 | 141 | 286 | 17 | 14 | 1 | ... | 121 | 112 | 116 | 69 |
| Scarlet Fever | 38 | ... | 9 | 22 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
| Diphlhera | 46 | ... | 11 | 23 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 16 | 20 | 5 | 6 |
| Kntiric (Typhoid) | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... ' | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cert-bra Spinal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 |
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary | 128 | ... | 1 | 15 | 35 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 50 |
| Tuberculosis, (Other Forms) | 21 | ... | ... | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Totals | 674 | 16 | 167 | 309 | 66 | 94 | 19 | 4 | 183 | 173 | 164 | 154 |