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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
Camberwell 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE OF NOTIFIABLEVECTIOUS DISEASES, 1933.
| Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Admitted to Hospital. | Notifications andge Distributions. | Discharged from Hospital as not suffering from the Disease. | Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1. | 1 to 2. | 2to 3. | 3 to 4. | 4 to 6. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards | ||||||
| Notifications. | Notifications. | Notifications. | Notifications. | Notifications. | Notifications. | Notifications. | Notifications. | Notifications. | Notifications. | Notifications. | Notifications. | ||||||
| Small Pox | 55 | 55 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | – | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 507 | 492 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 46 | 49 | 190 | 76 | 15 | 39 | 11 | 4 | – | 24 | 20 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1,564 | 1,464 | 8 | 56 | 91 | 136 | 142 | 643 | 309 | 66 | 83 | 25 | 5 | – | 36 | 6 | |
| Entric Fever & Para-typhoid | 11 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1* | |
| Pneumonia | Acute Influenzal | 164 | 91 | 3 | 5 | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 63 | 13 | – | 19 |
| Acute Primary | 184 | 115 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 19 | – | 15 | |
| Erysipelas | 174 | 105 | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 28 | 62 | 24 | – | 4 | |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 10 | 10 | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Malaria | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1† | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 14 | 4 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 12 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 47 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 39 | 6 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Totals | 2,749 | 2,411 | 52 | 98 | 154 | 197 | 202 | 873 | 410 | 132 | 274 | 123 | 169 | 56 | 66 | 74 | |
* Certified cause of death:—(a) Streptococcal Septicaem Septic Tonsil. ( c ) ? Typhoid Superimposed,
One other notified case died. Certified can* a. Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.