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St Pancras 1916
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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The work that is being done in regard to the prevention of infant mortality
is described elsewhere in this report (pages 17-21).
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The number of cases of the compulsorily notifiable infectious diseases that have been notified during 1916 is shown in the table below, where they are also classified according to ages. The figures have not been corrected for subsequent revision of diagnosis.
| DISEASES. | At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1. | I and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| I. Variola or Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 448 | 11 | 126 | 171 | 74 | 40 | 26 | — |
| 3. Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 424 | 14 | 135 | 153 | 65 | 37 | 20 | — |
| 4. Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 38 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | — |
| 6. Fever, Simple or Continued | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 7. Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Puerperal Fever | 18 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | — |
| 9. Erysipelas | 120 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 75 | 9 |
| 10. Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11. Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12. Anthrax | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 13. Glanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14. Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15. Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 23 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 16. Anterior Poliomyelitis | 9 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 17, Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 38 | 36 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Total under Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Sec. 55 | 1120 | 69 | 288 | 338 | 154 | 104 | 158 | 9 |
| Tuberculosis—Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912. Primary Notifications on Forms "A," "B," " C " & " D " : Pulmonary | 735 | 6 | 25 | 44 | 42 | 95 | 488 | 35 |
| Do. other Forms | 138 | 4 | 28 | 38 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 6 |
| Public Health (Measles and German Measles) Regulations, 1915— | ||||||||
| Measles | 1855 | 129 | 995 | 605 | 40 | 46 | 40 | — |
| German Measles | 381 | 16 | 84 | 116 | 46 | 61 | 58 | — |