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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE 2
| Notifiable disease | Number of Cases Notified in 1955 Age Groups in Years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 to 2 | 3 to 4 | 5 to 9 | 10 to 14 | 15 to 24 | 25 & over | |
| Scarlet fever | - | 5 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Diphtheria (including | |||||||
| Membranous Croup) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Enteric fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | — | — | — | — | 52 | 73 |
| Acute primary pneumonia and acute influenzal | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 65 |
| pneumonia | |||||||
| Dysentery | 3 | 16 | 13 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | - | - | - | 9 |
| Meningococcal infection | 2 | - | - | — | - | - | - |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | - | 6 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | |||||||
| Paralytic | — | - | 1 | - | — | 3 | 6 |
| Non-paralytic | — | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Acute encephalitis | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 141 |
| Measles | 45 | 319 | 364 | 609 | 27 | 26 | 35 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteritis | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | - | - |
| Food poisoning | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - | 4 | 35 |
| Scabies | — | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 17 |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 2 | 1 | - |
| TOTALS: | 79 | 396 | 441 | 751 | 50 | 182 | 423 |
TABLE 3
| Notifiable disease | Total Cases Notified in each Ward | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Charles | Golborne | Norland | Pembridge | Holland | Earls Court | Queens Gate | Redcliffe | Brompton | ||
| Scarlet fever | 13 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | |
| Diphtheria (including | ||||||||||
| Membranous Croup) | — | - | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | — | - | |
| Enteric fever | _ | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 91 | 9 | - | |
| Acute primary pneumonia and acute influenzal | ||||||||||
| pneumonia | 15 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | |
| Dysentery | 33 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | - | 11 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Malaria | — | - | — | — | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Acute poliomyelitis | ||||||||||
| Paralytic | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
| Non-paralytic | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Acute encephalitis | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 21 | 34 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 30 | 17 | 28 | 15 | |
| Measles | 212 | 259 | 169 | 224 | 141 | 162 | 72 | 142 | 44 | |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Enteritis | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Pood poisoning | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | |
| Scabies | 9 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Whooping cough | 19 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |