Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE XVI.—(II.) CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1914.
Notifiable Disease. | At all Ages. | Number of Cases notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality (e.g., Parish or Ward) of the District | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At Agest—Years. | |||||||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | North Chelsea. | South Chelsea. | |||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 76 | ... | 15 | 37 | 16 | 7 | ... | 1 | 38 | 38 | 71 |
Erysipelas | 37 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 10 |
Scarlet Fever | 281 | ... | 49 | 183 | 28 | 21 | ... | ... | 148 | 133 | 253 |
Typhus Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Enteric Fever | 23 | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | ... | 14 | 9 | 17 |
Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Puerperal Fever | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Primary) | 157 | ... | 2 | 13 | 25 | 68 | 36 | 13 | ... | ... | ... |
Other forms of Tuberculosis (Primary) | 49 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Totals | 638 | 6 | 78 | 254 | 91 | 132 | 57 | 20 | 223 | 209 | 359 |
†These age columns for notifications should be filled up in all cases where the Medical Officer of
Health, by inquiry or otherwise, has obtained the necessary information.