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St Pancras 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Section III.-PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The figures have not been corrected for subsequent revision ot diagnosis.
| Diseases. | At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| 1. Variola or Smallpox | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2. Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 1,156 | 10 | .249 | 441 | 325 | 87 | 44 | — |
| 3. Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 725 | 9 | 224 | 221 | 111 | 92 | 67 | 1 |
| 4. Typhus Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5. Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 14 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — |
| 6. Fever, Simple or Continued | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7. Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Puerperal Fever | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — |
| 9. Erysipelas | 118 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 65 | 21 |
| 10. Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11. Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12. Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13. Glanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14. Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15. Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 16. Anterior Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17. Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 59 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18. Encephalitis Lethargica | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 19. Acute Primary Pneumonia | 384 | 37 | 129 | 50 | 12 | 39 | 103 | 14 |
| 20. Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 189 | 5 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 94 | 20 |
| 21. Malaria | 13 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 22. Dysentery | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| 23. Trench Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24. Measles | 3,728 | 287 | 1,953 | 1,374 | 51 | 39 | 24 | — |
| 25. German Measles | 253 | 10 | 27 | 105 | 107 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 26. Tuberculosis— Pulmonary | 534 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 90 | 372 | 17 |
| Other Forms | 148 | 9 | 27 | 38 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 2 |
*Including all Primary Notifications made under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912,
on Forms "A," "B," "C," or "D."
(7947)