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 Harrow]
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Complications:
Three patients suffered from palatal paralysis, one from paralysis of
the extrinsic eye muscles, while the heart musculature was involved in
one case.
PREVALENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis).
Disease. | Und. lyr. | 1-4 yrs. | 5-9 yrs. | 10-14 yrs. | 15-19 yrs. | 20-24 yrs. | 25-34 yrs. | 35-44 yrs. | 45-54 yrs. | 55-64 yrs. | 65 & up | Total |
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Scarlet Fever | 1 | 58 | 195 | 73 | ??? | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | 387 |
Diphtheria | 1 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 57 |
Pneumonia | 6 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 124 |
Erysipelas | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 47 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 18 |
Dysentery | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 |
Pemphigus neonatorum | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Measles | 12 | 185 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 573 |
Whooping Cough | 59 | 330 | 267 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 682 |
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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 | 387 | 219 | 1 | — | — |
Diphtheria | 57 | 55 | 1 | — | 2 |
Pneumonia | 124 | — | — | — | 111 |
Erysipelas | 47 | — | 11 | — | 1 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 18 | — | 8 | — | 1 |
Dysentery | 13 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | 7 | — | — | 7 | 2 |
Enteric Fever | 4 | — | 3 | — | — |
Malaria | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Pemphigus neonatorum | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Food Poisoning | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Measles | 573 | — | 13 | — | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 682 | — | 15 | — | 3 |