London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hackney 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table showing Notifications of Infectious Disease received in1940,in Age Groups, Admissions to Hospitals, and Deaths

Disease.Cases Notified.No. of cases admitted to HospitalsNo. of Deaths
At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
Under 1.1 to 2.2 to 3.3 to 4.4 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
Scarlet Fever12137131415347101431..1102
Diphtheria574954514645..1..564
Enteric Fever5............122......5..
Puerperal Fever12................93....102
Puerperal Pyrexia90............196317....884
Acute Primary Pneumonia10125..2..216161734146112
Aoute Influenzal Pneumonia8..............11..6..11
Erysipelas61..1..1..2..11113221035..
Cerebro-spinal Fever37513....2169442376
Ophthalmia Neonatorum1818......................9..
Poliomyelitis..............................
Dysentery1......1................1
Encephalitis Lethargica............................4
Whooping Cough2811273..5............112
Measles166183813152341567......801
Totals7055173434043100224513757082650438
Cases of mistaken diagnosis are excluded from this Table.