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Stepney 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Table 11.NOTIFIABLE DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1950

Table 11.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1950

DISEASES.-1.1-2-3-Total Cases Notified In Age Groups.35-45-65-Toal NotificationsCorrected TotalCases admitted to HospitalNo. of Deaths
4-5-10-15-20-
Diphtheria1---112-1-1-636-
Dysentery1342471----1231915-
Erysipelas------1--48417171-
Food Poisoning-------1324-1010.2-
Malaria--------11--222-
Measles438073100851212---1-50550456-
Membranous Group21--------323-
Meningoc.Infectior22----------4441
Ophth.Neonatorum4-----------444-
Pneumonia3-231511122211061611846
Ac .Poliomyelitis;
Paralytic-323ll------109101
Non-paralytic12-2-l1111--1099-
Puerperal Pyrexia-------1121--1414132
Scarlet Fever-392010481254---11110634-
VJhooping Cough22423843457428l23--29829239-
Tuberculosis - Pul.-5342541560143513160160-50
Non-Pul.-l11-112621-16166
Scabies1---14-23911726767--
TOTALS:78143132179150268532914141773013211299216106

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There were no notifications of Smallpox, Enteric Fever or Acute Encephalitis.
+ Deaths reported in 1950 do not necessarily refer to cases notified in that year.
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