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 year 1919
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1919.
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 | 31 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 24 | 87 | 94 | ||
Erysipelas | 40 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 5 |
Scarlet Fever | 122 | 15 | 86 | 15 | — | — | 35 | 87 | 94 | ||
Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | - | — | — | — |
Enteric Fever | 2 | — | — | - | — | - | 1 | 2 | |||
Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | — | — | - | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | — |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 6 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 69 | — | — | 4 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 50 | 45 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 16 | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | 16 | 6 | |||
Measles | 201 | 11 | 82 | 103 | 2 | 2 | — | 56 | 145 | 18 | |
Influenza | 24 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||
Pneumonia | 19 | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | 4 | 15 | — | |
Malaria | 25 | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | — | — | 3 | 22 | — |
Dysentery | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | ||
Totals | 640 | 19 | 135 | 273 | 66 | 95 | 39 | 13 | 166 | 474 | 268 |