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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
Stepney 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR, 1933.
| Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Age Groups. | In Localities. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Under 1 year. | l— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 35— | 45— | 65 and over | Total | Limehouse | Mile End | St. Georges | Whitechapel | |||
| Smallpox | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | _ | 23 | _ |
| Scarlet Fever | 9 | 71 | 133 | 131 | 129 | 520 | 247 | 63 | 70 | 8 | 2 | — | 1383 | 233 | 658 | 208 | 284 | 1373 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | 9 | 34 | 50 | 66 | 79 | 253 | 93 | 33 | 41 | 6 | 4 | — | 668 | 135 | 283 | 115 | 135 | 666 | 14 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 28 | 6 | — | — | 38 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 9 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 30 | 77 | 20 | 221 | 48 | 100 | 23 | 50 | 130 | 16 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cerebrospinal Fever | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 11 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 32 | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 17 | — |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | 22 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Membranous Croup | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | - | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — |
| Totals | 62 | 118 | 187 | 200 | 212 | 79 | 359 | 128 | 202 | 58 | 92 | 20 | 2,437 | 453 | 1,120 | 368 | 496 | 2,924 | 61 |