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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
Wandsworth 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE IX.
| Notifiable Diseases. | Total. | No. of DEATHS from Infectious Diseases grouped in Age Periods. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15 upwards | Under 1 | 1—2 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5—10 | 10—15 | 15—20 | 20—35 | 35—45 | 45—65 | 65 and upwards | ||
| Small-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria | 26 | 21 | 5 | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Enteric and Paratyphoid Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 28 | 28 | — | 11 | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pneumonia :— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Acute Influenzal | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Acute Primary | 86 | 34 | 52 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 23 | 18 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Polio-myelitis | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Malaria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dysentery | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Trench Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 184 | 100 | 84 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 29 | 20 |
| Non-Notifiable Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Measles | 71 | 70 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | _ | 1 | _ | – | _ |
| Influenza | 132 | 5 | 127 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 62 |
| Diarrhoea | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Other (if any) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 214 | 84 | 130 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 64 |
| Grand Total | 398 | 184 | 214 | 47 | 68 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 69 | 84 |
12 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.