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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
Hackney 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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PREVALANCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
The following diseases are compulsorily notifiable in Hackney:—
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica.
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.
Acute Polioencephalitis.
Acute Poliomyelitis.
Acute Primary Pneumonia.
Cerebro-spinal Fever.
Cholera.
Continued Fever.
Diphtheria (or Membranous Croup).
Dysentery.
Enteric (Typhoid or Paratyphoid)
Fever.
Erysipelas.
Glanders.
Hydrophobia.
Malaria.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Plague.
Puerperal Fever.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
Relapsing Fever.
Scarlatina (or Scarlet Fever).
Smallpox.
Tuberculosis.
Typhus Fever.
†
| Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Number of Cases admitted to Hospitals. | Number of Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 13 | 13 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1,097 | 1,046 | 6 |
| Diphtheria | 385 | 379 | 19 |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 13 | 12 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 83 | 79 | 3 |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 125 | 84 | 23 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 83 | 45 | 26 |
| Erysipelas | 130 | 104 | 9 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 15 | 9 | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Polioencephalitis | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 1,963 | 1,790 | 97 |
† Cases of mistaken diagnosis are excluded from this table.