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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Analysis of Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year. 1947, and Deaths from such Diseases.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Battersea, | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Ages (Years). | Deaths | ||||||||||||
| 0— | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65 & over | Total | ||
| Small-pox | — | - | _ | _ | - | ||||||||
| Diphtheria | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | —. | 4 | - | — | 18 | __ |
| Erysipelas | — | - | — | — | — | .— | — | —• | 15 | 8 | 8 | 31 | |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 57 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | 118 | |
| Enteric (typhoid) fever | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | —• | — | — | 1 | |
| Continued fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —. | — | —. | -_ | |
| Puerperal fever | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 | |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | 7 | 6 | — | — | 13 | |
| Meningococcal meningitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | — | — | — | - | ||
| Polio-myelitis, etc | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Polio-encephalitis | — ■ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | —• | 2 | - |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | - |
| Acute primary pneumonia | 9 | 8 | 6 | — | 6 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 132 | - |
| Acute influenzal pneumonia | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | - | |
| Whooping cough | 86 | 113 | 85 | 84 | 72 | 185 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 639 | 2 |
| Measles | 47 | 85 | 91 | 77 | 69 | 186 | 14 | 5 | 9 | — . | — | 583 | -___ |
| Scabies | S | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 75 | 24 | 8 | 219. | - |
| Tuberculosis | - | ||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 8 | 41 | 55 | 19 | 5 | 140 | 59 |
| Non-pulmonary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 11 |
| Totals | 168 | 219 | 207 | 185 | 158 | 486 | 84 | 134 ; | 209 | 89 | 49 | 1,988 | 166 |