Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1923 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Notifiable Diseases during the Year.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES. | Total cases notified in age-periods. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total deaths in age-periods. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Ward No. 1 (Town). | Ward No. 2 (Belsize). | Ward No. 3 (Adelaide). | Ward No. 4 (Central). | Ward No. 5 (West End). | Ward No. 6 (Kilburn). | Ward No. 7 (Priory). | At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 3. | 3 and under 4. | 4 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 20. | 20 and under 35. | 35 and under 15. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 3. | 3 and under 4. | 4 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 20. | 20 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. | |||||||||||
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, acute | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | 85 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 85 | 8 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Encephalitis Lethargica, acute | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Erysipelas | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Malaria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
†Measles | 209 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 93 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 3 | .. | .. | 45 | 57 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pneumonia | 48 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Polio Myelitis, acute | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 172 | .. | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | .. | 37 | 35 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 153 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
561 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 39 | 189 | 87 | 39 | 62 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 113 | 126 | 36 | 63 | 83 | 106 | 34 | 278 | 28 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
† Compulsorily notifiable in Hampstead under the Borough of Hampstead (Measles) Regulations, 1920.