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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
Chelsea 1938
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1938
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TABLE No. 40 Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year.
| Cases notified in Chelsea. | Cases notified in each Ward. | Removed to various Hospitals | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | Under 1 Year. | 1—2 Years. | 2—3 Years. | 3—4 Years. | 4—5 Years. | 5—10 Years. | 10—16 Years. | 15—20 Years. | 20—35 Years. | 35—45 Years. | 45—65 Years. | 65 and Upwards. | Stanley. | Cheyne. | Church. | Hans Town. | Royal Hospital. | ||
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken-pox | 69 | - | — | 2 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | — | — | 48 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Cholera | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | ||||
| Diphtheria | 168 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 15 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 167 |
| Erysipelas | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 87 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 83 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | ||
| Enteric Fever | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum Poliomyelitis | 3 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | _ | - | - | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 3 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica Polio-encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 43 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 33 | — | — | 43 |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia Acute Influenzal | 62 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 36 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 56 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | — | — | — | — | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 1 | — | -_ | - | 1 | - | -_ | - | - | - | — | - | -_ | 1 | - | - | — | — | - |
| Whooping Cough | 24 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 |
| Total | 510 | 22 | 20 | 32 | 41 | 40 | 124 | 44 | 31 | 67 | 24 | 35 | 30 | 273 | 73 | 123 | 23 | 18 | 415 |
| Tuberculosis:- | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 69 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 10 | |
| Non-Pulmonary | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | _ | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (Tuberculosis) | 81 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 12 | |
| Totals | 591 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 41 | 40 | 124 | 46 | 43 | 102 | 35 | 46 | 37 | 310 | 79 | 145 | 27 | 30 | |