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Holborn 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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TABLE No. 7.
Comparative Figures of Infectious Disease for the Years 1922-1953.
| Disease. | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Population) | 12,850 | 43,376 | 43,250 | 43,315 | 43,200 | 42,209 | 39,280 | 38,380 | 38.380 | 34,470 | 36,440 | 36,050 | 36,000 | 35,400 | 34,850 | 34,600 | 34,350 | 30,660 | 23,470 | 17,160 | 16,580 | 17,240 | 18,020 | 18,680 | 21,190 | 23,460 | 24,960 | 25,490 | 25,930 | 24,540 | 23,950 | 23,710 |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 108 | 98 | 68 | 76 | 73 | 54 | 57 | 72 | 80 | 69 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 93 | 60 | 76 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 13 | 2 | 6 | - | 4 | — | 2 | 34 | 9 | 8 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 14 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning Notifiable as from 12th July, 1932. | 11 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Malaria | - | 1 | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Measles Notifiable as from 9th September, 1938. | 8 | 39 | 34 | 58 | 219 | 33 | 103 | 107 | 157 | 87 | 170 | 137 | 254 | 133 | 195 | |||||||||||||||||
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 |
| Pneumonia (Acute primary & Acute-influenzal) | 64 | 48 | 63 | 55 | 39 | 48 | 59 | 89 | 49 | 40 | 28 | 37 | 38 | 21 | 10 | 34 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Polio-encephalitis Acute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis Acute | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 17 |
| * Puerperal Fever | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Puerperal Pyrexia Notifiable as from 1st Oct, 1926. | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | ||||
| Scabies Notifiable as from 1st August, 1943. | 54 | 99 | 125 | 106 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 147 | 102 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 59 | 111 | 130 | 90 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 115 | 50 | 67 | 38 | 59 | 56 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 24 | 211 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 10 |
| Smallpox | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary | 68 | 50 | 75 | 63 | 66 | 91 | 91 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 73 | 50 | 83 | 68 | 77 | 66 | 71 | 61 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 51 | 41 | 59 | 55 | 47 | 39 | 42 | 39 | 45 | 46 | 48 |
| Tuberculosis, Non-Pulmonary. | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 110 | 93 | 95 | 113 | 96 | 82 | 104 | 153 | 33 | 44 | 108 | 23 | 65 | 99 | 76 | 60 | 53 | 71 | 7 | 42 | 4s | 38 | 30 | 11 | 43 | 23 | 74 | 5 | 90 | 33 | 32 | 62 |
| 543 | 430 | 445 | 438 | 416 | 400 | 495 | 618 | 401 | 342 | 408 | 335 | 412 | 378 | 365 | 322 | 296 | 278 | 161 | 194 | 242 | 456 | 280 | 364 | 392 | 348 | 268 | 269 | 311 | 406 | 261 | 366 | |
*Ceased to be notifiable as from 30th July, 1948.