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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Harrow 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OYER,
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
PREVALENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis)
| Disease. | Under | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65 & | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr. | yrs. | yrs. | yrs. | yrs. | yrs. | yrs. | yrs. | yrs. | yrs. | over. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 43 | 104 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | - | 217 |
| Diphtheria | - | 26 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 86 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 112 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 37 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 9 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 3 | 8 | 7 | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | 37 |
| Dysentery | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | - | 1 | — | - | — | — | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| Measles | 28 | 760 | 1383 | 53 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 2285 |
| Whooping Cough | 21 | 129 | 130 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | - | - | - | 296 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
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| Disease. | Cases Notified | Admitted to Harrow Isolation Hospital | Admitted to other Isolation Hospitals | Admitted to other Hospitals | Deaths Registered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 217 | 163 | - | - | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 87 | 77 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 112 | — | _ | — | 111 |
| Erysipelas | 37 | — | 6 | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 37 | — | 9 | — | 3 |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 2285 | — | 22 | — | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 296 | — | 9 | — | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |