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Camberwell 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE No. 5.— NOTIFIABLE DISEASES, 1923.
Age Distribution, Notifications and Deaths.
Total Cases Notified.
Admitted to Hospital.
3 to 4.
4 to 5.
5 to 10.
15 to 20.
20 to 35.
35 to 45.
45 to 65.
65 and
up.
Under 1.
1 to 2.
2 to 3.
10 to 15.
Disease.
Total Deaths.
Deaths.
Notifications.
Deaths.
Notifications.
Notifications.
Notidcations.
Notifications.
Notifications.
Notifications.
Deaths.
Notifications.
Deaths.
Notifications.
Notifications.
Deaths.
Notifications.
Deaths.
Notifications.
Deaths.
Deaths.
Deaths.
Deaths.
Deaths.
Deaths.
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Small-pox
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cholera, Plague
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
72
Diphtheria and Croup
875
860
23
3
54
13
77
9
13
14
61
8
286
15
147
7
43
3
54
13
-
4
-
-
-
-
521
479
7
3
28
4
44
44
29
Scarlet Fever
-
-
1
-
215
1
94
-
24
-
35
1
3
-
2
-
-
-
3
Enteric Fever
10
8
-
-
-
1
2
-
3
-
2
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
Puerperal Fever
16
12
-
4
10
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
32
11
7
-
2
Acute Influenzal
-
-
—
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
6
2
7
1
12
1
2
-
-
1
Pneumonia
14
-
12
7
Acute Primary
52
2
—
-
7
3
-
13
2
-
1
-
1
1
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
25
-
-
-
75
2
1
1
1
1
7
12
18
Erysipelas
-
-
4
14
14
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
Poliomyelitis
4
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Malaria
20
-
-
-
12
5
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dysentery
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
9
-
Chicken-pox
107
15
-
2
12
17
52
8
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
1
-
-
1
1
Encephalitis Lethargica
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Typhus Fever
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Relapsing Fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Continued Fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
33
9
33
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Anthrax
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Glanders
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tuberculosis :—
142
M.
298
297
-
1
8
5
2
22
8
125
40
67
41
64
39
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12
F.
207
183
115
-
1
1
1
6
2
10
3
33
21
87
49
33
-
-
-
13
34
22
2
4
Pulmonary
-
-
-
Total
2
490
257
-
1
29
505
1
-
-
-
14
2
15
5
55
212
89
100
54
98
61
-
-
-
8
16
3
24
5
5
3
2
1
1
5
M.
87
51
1
5
-
15
2
16
1
14
2
14
7
3
5
1
-
-
24
2
4
F.
65
33
4
1
-
2
1
3
2
11
3
5
13
2
5
3
2
-
19
4
-
3
-
Non-Pulmonary
-
1
84
48
5
9
4
4
5
7
Total
152
5
2
8
2
26
5
35
5
19
2
27
12
3
8
1
-
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TABLE No. 5.— NOTIFIABLE DISEASES, 1923.
| Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. | Age Distribution, Notifications and Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1. | 1 to 2. | 2 to 3. | 3 to 4. | 4 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and up. | |||||||||||||||||
| Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notidcations. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | |||||
| Small-pox | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Cholera, Plague | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 875 | 860 | 72 | 23 | 3 | 54 | 13 | 77 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 61 | 8 | 286 | 15 | 147 | 7 | 43 | 3 | 54 | – | 13 | – | 4 | – | – | – | |
| Scarlet Fever | 521 | 479 | 7 | 3 | – | 28 | 4 | 44 | – | 44 | 1 | 29 | – | 215 | 1 | 94 | – | 24 | – | 35 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | |
| Enteric Fever | 10 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Puerperal Fever | 16 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 10 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Acute Influenzal | Pneumonia | 32 | 11 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Acute Primary | 52 | 14 | – | 2 | – | 12 | – | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 13 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
| Erysipelas | 75 | 25 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 12 | – | 18 | – | 14 | – | 14 | – | |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Poliomyelitis | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Malaria | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | – | – | |
| Dysentery | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Chicken-pox | 107 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 9 | – | 12 | – | 17 | – | 52 | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |
| Typhus Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Relapsing Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Continued Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 33 | 9 | – | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Anthrax | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Glanders | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Tuberculosis:— | I I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | M. | 298 | 297 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | – | 5 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 125 | 40 | 67 | 41 | 64 | 39 | 6 | 12 |
| F. | 207 | 183 | 115 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 87 | 49 | 33 | 13 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 4 | |
| Total | 505 | 490 | 257 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 55 | 29 | 212 | 89 | 100 | 54 | 98 | 61 | 8 | 16 | |
| Non-Pulmonary | M. | 87 | 51 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | – | 15 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 7 | – | 3 | 5 | 1 | – |
| F. | 65 | 33 | 24 | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 5 | – | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | – | |
| Total | 152 | 84 | 48 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | – | |