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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
Heston and Isleworth 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE V
INFECTIOUS DISEASES—1954—AGE DISTRIBUTION
| Disease | Total | Under lyr. | lyr. | 2 yrs. | 3 yrs. | 4 yrs. | 5-9 yrs. | 10-14 yrs. | 15-19 yrs. | 20-34 yrs. | 35-44 yrs. | 45-64 yrs. | 65 yrs. + | Cases admitted to hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | . — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Para-Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 71 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 15 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | 5 | — | — | 32 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningoccal Infection | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
| Malaria | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —• | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 9 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Measles | 38 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 35 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | 48 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| Tuberculosis:— Pulmonary TSIon \ ,111 | 81 | — | 2 | — | — | l | 3 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 7 |