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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
Battersea 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Cases of Infectious Disease (excluding Tuberculosis) notified during the Year 1937, and Deaths from such Diseases.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Battersea. at Ages (Years). | Admitted to Hospital from each Sub-District. | Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 35- | 45- | 65 & over | Total | N. | S. | ||
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 117 | 29 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 1 | — | 251 | 180 | 70 | 9 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 20 | 79 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | 2 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 88 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 3 | — | 215 | 118 | 89 | 1 |
| Enteric (typhoid) fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Continued fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 15 | — | — | 18 | 9 | 9 | - | |
| Meningococcal meningitis | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Polio-myelitis, &c. | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Polio-encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Acute primary pneumonia | 22 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 38 | 28 | 519 | 73 | 52 | 88 |
| Acute influenzal pneumonia | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 76 | 19 | 9 | 22 |
| Whooping-cough | 82 | 97 | 79 | 96 | 108 | 162 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 633 | 56 | 40 | 9 |
| Measles | 40 | 57 | 45 | 79 | 105 | 199 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 550 | 78 | 30 | 3 |
| Totals | 170 | 185 | 180 | 225 | 270 | 593 | 87 | 40 | 113 | 61 | 98 | 61 | 2083 | 577 | 331 | 140 |