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 1937
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 | 91 | — | — | 7 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 81 |
Diphtheria | 44 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | - | — | 43 |
Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Puerperal Fever | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | - | — | 10 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | 14 | 3 | - | — | 15 |
Pneumonia, Acute Primary | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | -- | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 8 |
Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | 2 |
Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — |
Erysipelas | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 16 |
Food Poisoning | 5 | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | — | 3 | — | 2 | - | 5 |
Malaria | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Plague | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | |
Dysentery | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - |
Continued and Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Meningococcal Meningitis | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 |
Total | 265 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 61 | 18 | 14 | 45 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 192 |