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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
Kingston upon Thames 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1911.
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED. | Secondary Cases. | TOTAL CASES NOTIFIED IN EACH LOCALITY (e.g. Parish or Ward) of the District. | TOTAL CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Not belonging to Kingston. | ||||||||||
| Under 1 | 1-5. | 5-15. | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over. | Town Ward. | C'nb'ry Ward. | Barracks. | Hill Ward. | Workhouse. | Nrbtn. Ward. | ||||||
| Small-pox | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cholera | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 83 | 22 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 6 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 19 | 29 f | 1 | 1* | ||||
| ) 27; | ||||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 49 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 17+ | 10 | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 93 | 15 | 68 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 32 k 1* | |||||||
| Typhus Fever | ||||||||||||||||||
| Enteric Fever | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Relapsing Fever | ||||||||||||||||||
| Continued Fever | ||||||||||||||||||
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3t | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Suspicious Cases (8) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Phthisis | Under Tuberculosis Regulations, 1908 Under Tuberculosis Regulations, 1911 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23f | ||||||||
| Others | 23 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| Totals | 279 | 1 | 37 | 127 | 24 | 45 | 38 | 7 | 42 | 24 | 82 | 2 | 68 | 49+ | 54 | 23f | 39 | |
‡ Secondary Cases in Workhouse Infirmary. † not belonging to Borough. * Taken in at Tolworth Hospital.