Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE IV. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR 1936
Notifiable Disease | At all Ages | Age Groups | Admitted to Hospital | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 | 1— 2 | 2- 3 | 3— 4 | 4- 5 | 5— 10 | 10— 15 | 15-20 | 20— 35 | 35— 45 | 45— 65 | 65 & Over | |||
Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scarlet Fever | 132 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 124 |
Diphtheria | 76 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | 76 |
Enteric Fever | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
Puerperal Fever | 5 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 8 | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | - | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
Pneumonia, Acute Primary | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Erysipelas | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | |
Food Poisoning | 8 | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Plague | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dysentery | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Continued and Relapsing Fever | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningococcal Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 284 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 78 | 41 | 20 | 48 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 250 |