Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE 2
Notifiable disease | Number of Cases Notified in 1961 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 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | |||
Diphtheria (including membranous croup) | — | _ | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
Enteric fever | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | ||
puerperal pyrexia | - | - | - | - | — | 95 | 73 | |
Acute primary pneumonia and acute influenzal pneumonia | 2 | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | |
Dysentery | 8 | 23 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 15 | |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | - | - | 5 | |
Meningococcal infection | - | 2 | — | — | - | - | — | |
Malaria | - | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Acute poliomyelitis: | ||||||||
Paralytic | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | ||
- | - | — | — | — | 1 | |||
Acute encephalitis | - | - | — | — | — | - | — | |
Tuberculosis (all forms) | - | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 146 | |
Measles | 63 | 431 | 446 | 451 | 36 | 30 | 40 | |
Ophthalmia neonatorum | 5 | - | - | - | — | — | — | |
Enteritis | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | — | — | |
Food poisoning | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | |
Scabies | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | |
Whooping Cough | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ||
TOTALS: | 92 | 487 | 494 | 511 | 55 | 189 | 322 |
TABLE 3
Notifiable disease | Total cases notified in each Ward in 1961 | ||||||||
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St. Charles | Golborne | Norland | Pembridge | Holland | Earls Court | Queens Gate | Redcliffe | Brompton | |
Scarlet fever | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - |
Diphtheria (including membranous croup) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Enteric fever | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Puerperal pyrexia | 66 | 2 | 1 | 10 | - | 8 | 73 | 2 | 2 |
Acute primary pneumonia and acute influenzal pneumonia | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Dysentery | 27 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Erysipelas | - | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - |
Meningococcal infection | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | "" | 1 | - |
Malaria | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | ~~ | ||
Acute poliomyelitis: Paralytic | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — |
Non-Paralytic | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | — | - | - |
Acute encephalitis | - | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | — |
Tuberculosis (all forms) | 38 | 26 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 11 |
Measles | 267 | 323 | 135 | 221 | 165 | 125 | 48 | 180 | 33 |
Ophthalmia neonatorum | 3 | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | "• |
Enteritis | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - | - |
Pood poisoning | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Scabies | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | — | "" | 2 | |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | - |