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Holborn 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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TABLE No. 6.
Summary of Infectious Disease Notifications 1954. (Corrected).
| Disease. | Under 1 | 1—2 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5—10 | 10-15 | 15—25 | 25-45 | 45—65 | 65 & over | Totals | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | f | m | F | m | F | M | f | M | f | M | F | M | F | F | M | f | M | F | M | F | M | f | |||
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 23 | 34 |
| Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Measles | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scabies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 20 | 12 | 32 |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Totals | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | 68 | 65 | 133 |