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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE II. Table showing the number of cases of infectious disease notified in the various age periods and wards; the number admitted to hospitals; and the total deaths from these diseases in 1932:—
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of cases notified. | Total cases notified in each ward. | Cases admitted to hospital | Total deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages | At ages.—Years. | St. Charles. | Golborne. | Norland. | Pembridge. | Holland. | Earl's Court. | Queen's Gate. | Redcliffe. | Brompton. | ||||||||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 2. | 2 to 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 over. | |||||||||||||
| Small pox | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Scarlet fever | 478 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 46 | 188 | 73 | 25 | 50 | 8 | 5 | — | 139 | 56 | 108 | 49 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 34 | 11 | 439 | 3 |
| Diphtheria (including membranous croup) | 415 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 44 | 32 | 149 | 47 | 18 | 36 | 6 | 3 | — | 111 | 146 | 61 | 45 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 378 | 29 |
| Enteric fever | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | 1 |
| Puerperal fever | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 26 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Primary pneumonia | 171 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 39 | 84 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 56 | 24 |
| Influenzal pneumonia | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 38 |
| Dysentery | 25 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 5 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 81 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 7 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — | 4 |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 8 |
| Polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 210 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 80 | 37 | 50 | 4 | 45 | 37 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 12 | 177 | 107 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 50 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 30 | 20 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | |
| Malaria | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| *Enteritis (diarrhoea) | 83 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 17 | 22 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 68 |
| †Acute rheumatism | 50 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 14 | 3 |
| Totals | 1,713 | 106 | 93 | 108 | 113 | 101 | 404 | 174 | 96 | 250 | 105 | 128 | 35 | 452 | 422 | 304 | 174 | 97 | 80 | 55 | 94 | 35 | 1,288 | 319 |
* Notifiable only in children under the age of 5 years.
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Cases of mistaken diagnosis are excluded from the above table.