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St Pancras 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Section VI.—PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
With the exception of Scarlet Fever, all notifiable diseases were much less prevalent
than during the previous year.
The following table gives the number of cases notified, the number of deaths which
occurred, and the number of patients admitted to hospital during 1927. The notifications
have not been corrected for any subsequent revision of diagnosis :—

Table: N otifiable D iseases (other than T uberculosis).

N otifiable D iseases (other than T uberculosis).

DISEASES.NOTIFICATIONS.Total all Ages.DEATHS.Total all Ages.Number of Cases admitted to Hospital.
At Ages—Years.AT AGES—YE\RS.
Under i.1 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 unwards.Under 1.1 to 55 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 upwards.
I. Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever1147233744428—527—1-——1—2516
2. Diphtheria and Membranous Croup5121156403335—390—42————6388
3. Enteric or Typhoid Fever—11298—21—————2—217
4 Puerperal Fever————8'4—22————22—421
5. Puerperal Pyrexia—-—1235—47————————24
6. Erysipelas4241970898————6—660
7. Anthrax—-———I—I————————1
8. Cerebrospinal Meningitis111————3111—_——33
9. Anterior Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis—1—1'——3———1———12
10, Ophthalmia Neonatorum38——————38———————8
11. Encephalitis Lethargica—-——s319-———1—23
12. Acute Primary Pneumonia43526619808178————————93
13. Acute Influenzal Pneumonia3167119669121———-————59
14. Malaria—————2—2———-————2
15. Dysentery—————1—1—————————
16. Measles4023011813142—417—5—————587
17. German Measles32518671—60————————-—4
* For Pneumonia deaths see Table 2 on page 79.