Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Notifiable Diseases during the Year 1926.
notifiable diseases. | * Total cases notified in age-periods. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total deaths in age-periods. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Agea—Years. | ward No. 1 (Town). | Ward No. 2 (Belsize). | Ward No 3 (Adelaide). | Ward No. 4 (Central). | Ward No. 5 (West End). | Ward No. 6 (kilburn). | Ward No. 7 (Priory). | At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 3. | 3 and under 4. | 4 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 20. | 20 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 And over. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 3. | 3 and under 4. | 4 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 20. | 20 andunder 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. | |||||||||||
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, acute | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | 162 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 38 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .. | 11 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 22 | 46 | 8 | 157 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Encephalitis Lethargica, acute | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Erysipclas | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | .. | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
+Measles | 1617 | 49 | 118 | 105 | 119 | 179 | 801 | 109 | 37 | 56 | 12 | 2 | .. | 272 | 271 | 181 | 95 | 227 | 392 | 179 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pneumonia acute influenzal or acute primary | 59 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
Polio Myelitis, acute | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 107 | .. | l | 7 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .. | 19 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 91 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1997 | 60 | 123 | 125 | 169 | 194 | 905 | 167 | 65 | 115 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 313 | 359 | 230 | 122 | 275 | 488 | 210 | 355 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 7 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
* Cancelled cases have not been included.
† Compulsorily notifiable in Hampstead under the Borough of Hampstead (Measles) Regulations, 1920.