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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Cases of Notifiable Diseases Notified during 1933.
| Disease | Number of Cases Notified | Removed to Hos-pital | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by †Registrar-General. | Total | Under 1year | 1 and under 2years | 2 and under 3years | 3 and under 4years | 4 and under 5years | 5 and under10 years | 10 and under15 years | 15 and under20 years | 20 and under25 years | 25 and under45 years | 45 and under65 years | 65 andup-wards | ||
| Smallpox | 11 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 11 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Diphtheria (inc. Memb. Croup) | 488 | 488 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 53 | 49 | 183 | 70 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 3 | ... | 486 |
| Scarlet Fever | 782 | 786 | 5 | 29 | 50 | 69 | 96 | 291 | 149 | 40 | 25 | 31 | 1 | ... | 769 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | 18 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 99 | 99 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 65 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | 20 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Polio-encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | ... | 139 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 100 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | ... | 82 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 43 |
| Dysentery | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Malaria | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever, Cholera, Plague, Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anthrax, Hydrophobia, Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ... | 109 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 28 | • | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | ... | 43 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ... | • |
| Total | 1813 | 33 | 52 | 99 | 129 | 155 | 515 | 245 | 110 | 108 | 208 | 124 | 35 | 1521 | |
* See particulars as to Sanatorium Treatment in Tuberculosis section.
† The Registrar-General's figures are for notifications received during the 52 weeks ended 30th December, 1933,
and include several non-residents.
The Council's figures are for cases notified during the calendar year, and exclude non-residents.