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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 1950
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1950
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
NOTIFICATIONS The following table shows the total (corrected) number of cases of Infectious Diseases received during the year.
| Disease | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 yrs. | 5 and under 15 yrs. | 15 and under 25 yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and over | TOTALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | - | 20 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 55 |
| Whooping Cough | 28 | 106 | 35 | - | - | - | 1 | 170 |
| Poliomyelitis: | ||||||||
| Paralytic | - | - | 1 | - | — | - | 1 | |
| Non-paralytic | _ | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Measles | 9 | 181 | 116 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 318 |
| Pneumonia: | ||||||||
| Ac.Influenzal | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - | 17 |
| Ac.Primary | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Dysentery | 17 | 70 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 117 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 6 |
| Food Poisoning | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 71 | 122 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | - | - | 10 |
| Scabies | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| TOTALS: | 55 | 388 | 194 | 34 | 49 | 36 | 81 | 837 |
| Tuberculosis: Pulmonary | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 75 |
| Non-pulmonary | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| GRAND TOTALS | 56 | 391 | 199 | 51 | 89 | 44 | 85 | 915 |