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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1915
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1915
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TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year, 1915.
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | Total Cases Removed to Hospital. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages.—Years. | St. Charles. | Golborne. | Norland. | Pembridge. | Holland. | Earl's Court. | Queen's Gate. | Redcliffe. | Brompton. | ||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||||||
| Small-Pox. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | J | ... | 1 |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous croup) | 161 | ... | 44 | 71 | 23 | 16 | 7 | ... | 19 | 39 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 143 |
| Erysipelas | 89 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| Scarlet fever | 414 | 6 | 100 | 222 | 55 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 83 | 105 | 72 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 382 |
| Typhus fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric fever | 16 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ... | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Continued fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal fever | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 39 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 34 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| *Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 402 | 1 | 10 | 67 | 72 | 176 | 67 | 9 | 65 | 98 | 96 | 37 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 188 |
| †Other forms of Tuberculosis | 162 | 29 | 54 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 5 | ... | 28 | 49 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 105 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 30 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Chickenpox | 55 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals. | 1382 | 85 | 241 | 450 | 188 | 279 | 117 | 22 | 232 | 350 | 253 | 124 | 118 | 89 | 66 | 101 | 41 | 904 |
In 2 cases the Ward was unknown.
In 6