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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 1916
Annual report (abridged) of the Medical Officer of Health 1916
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TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year, 1916.
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous croup) | 146 | 1 | 47 | 70 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 131 |
| Erysipelas | 85 | 1 | ... | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| Scarlet fever | 200 | ... | 44 | 112 | 29 | 14 | 1 | ... | 23 | 54 | 27 | 14 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 173 |
| Typhus fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric fever | 19 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Continued fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Relapsing fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal fever | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 |
| Anthrax | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 20 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | 4 | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 17 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 300 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 57 | 119 | 71 | 7 | 50 | 66 | 62 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 156 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 129 | 26 | 30 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 81 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 26 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 |
| Measles and German Measles | 1175 | 24 | 240 | 428 | 263 | 196 | 23 | 1 | 142 | 88 | 204 | 89 | 128 | 188 | 115 | 147 | 74 | 66 |
| Totals | 2113 | 81 | 371 | 704 | 395 | 394 | 138 | 30 | 284 | 313 | 356 | 175 | 210 | 266 | 167 | 217 | 123 | 671 |
In 2 cases the Ward was unknown.