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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
Bethnal Green 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Cases of Notifiable Diseases Notified during 1930.
| Disease | Number of Cases Notified | Re moved to Hospital | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported † by Registrar-General. | Total | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 3 years | 3 and under 4 years | 4 and under 5 years | 5 and under 10 years | 10 and under 15 years | 15 and under 20 years | 20 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and upwards | ||
| Smallpox | 951 | 945 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 178 | 190 | 149 | 93 | 162 | 83 | 9 | 940 |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Diphtheria (inc. Memb. Croup) | 448 | 439 | 4 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 49 | 171 | 40 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 3 | ... | 439 |
| Scarlet Fever | 543 | 527 | 4 | 24 | 40 | 61 | 63 | 225 | 65 | 25 | 10 | 10 | ... | 518 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 15 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... | 8 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | 21 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Erysipelas | 90 | 86 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 47 | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Polio-encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | ... | 135 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 74 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Dysentery | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Malaria | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever, Cholera, Plague, Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anthrax, Hydrophobia, Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chickenpox | ... | 805 | 26 | 36 | 59 | 57 | 112 | 407 | 73 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ... | 153 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 66 | 38 | 2 | * |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | ... | 45 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 7 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | * |
| Total | 3188 | 76 | 127 | 165 | 207 | 259 | 1017 | 386 | 249 | 167 | 320 | 184 | 31 1 | 2104 | |
* See particulars as to Sanatorium Treatment in Tuberculosis section,
† The Registrar General's figures are for the 53 weeks ended 3rd January, 1931.
The Council's figures are for the calendar year.