Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health and Public Analyst for the 1916
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TABLE VI.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1916.
Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | 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 | ||||||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards | 1 North Division | 2 South Division | |||
Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - |
Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - |
Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | 109 | — | 34 | 70 | 5 | - | — | — | 26 | 83 | 86 |
Erysipelas | 19 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
Scarlet Fever | 86 | 1 | 21 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 72 | 79 |
Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - |
Enteric Fever | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
Relapsing Fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - |
Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - |
Puerperal Fever | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Poliomyelitis | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | - |
Palmonary Tuberculosis | 81 | 1 | - | - | 16 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 61 | 47 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 24 | - | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | 5 | 19 | 7 |
Measles | 178 | 16 | 56 | 56 | 32 | 15 | 3 | — | 104 | 74 | 9 |
Totals | 525 | 28 | 116 | 200 | 68 | 77 | 29 | 7 | 179 | 346 | 243 |