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Willesden 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table IV.—CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1919,
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages. | At Ages—Years. | South Kilburn. | Mid-Kilburn. | North Kilburn. | Brondesbury Park. | Kensal Rise. | Harleeden. | Stonebridge. | Roundwood. | Church End. | Willesden Green. | Cricklewood. | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||
| Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera (C) Plague (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 494 | 6 | 96 | 328 | 43 | 21 | — | — | 53 | 39 | 23 | 33 | 45 | 53 | 84 | 75 | 59 | 15 | 15 | 461 |
| Erysipelas | 86 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| Scarlet Fever | 418 | 4 | 85 | 283 | 36 | 10 | — | — | 20 | 33 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 72 | 74 | 30 | 30 | 49 | 49 | 274 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Relapsing Fever (R) Continued Fever (C) | (C) 1 | — | — | (C) 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (C) 1 | — |
| Purerperal Fever | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Measles and German Measles* | 1,616 | 55 | 447 | 1,026 | 53 | 32 | 3 | — | 237 | 180 | 125 | 108 | 168 | 106 | 204 | 124 | 119 | 175 | 70 | 30 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 303 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 72 | 142 | 44 | 3 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 26 | — |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 72 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 52 | 8 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
| Pneumonia* | 88 | — | 12 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Malaria† | 76 | — | — | 1 | 18 | 54 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | — | — |
| Dysentery† | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Trench Fever† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica‡ | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | .— | 1 | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Acute Polio Encephalitis‡ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 3,268 | 111 | 683 | 1,751 | 270 | 347 | 93 | 13 | 401 | 342 | 210 | 201 | 281 | 305 | 447 | 302 | 279 | 306 | 194 | 791 |
The Willesden Municipal Hospital, Neasden, with 220 beds, provides accommodation for patients suffering with infectious diseases other than Small Pox.
*Ceased to be notifiable on December 31st, 1919. ‡Became notifiable January 1st, 1919.
†Became notifiable March 1st, 1919.
MILITARY CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOT INCLUDED IN Table IV.
| Register No. | Infectious Disease. | Age. | Ward. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 236 | Malaria | 42 | 1 |
| 320 | „ | 26 | 7 |
| 2582 | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 31 | 10 |
| 2692 | „ „ | 31 | 10 |
| 2779 | „ „ | 29 | 9 |
| 2791 | „ „ | 33 | 9 |
| 2933 | „ „ | 25 | 4 |