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St Pancras 1932

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

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C. Under a Special Local Order of the Ministry of Health in 1920:—
Measles German Measles
D. Under a Special Order of the London County Council in 1909:—
Glanders Anthrax
Hydrophobia "when these occur in man."
E. Under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1932:—
Food Poisoning.
The following table gives the number of cases notified, the number of deaths which
occurred, and the number of patients admitted to hospital during 1932. The notifications
have not been corrected for any subsequent revision of diagnosis:—

Table: Notifiable D iseases (other than Tuberculosis).

Notifiable D iseases (other than Tuberculosis).

diseases.NOTIFICATIONS.Total all Ages.DEATHS.Total all Ages.Number of Cases admitted to Hospital.
At Ages—Years.At Ages—Years.
Under i.1 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 upwards.Under1.1 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 upwards.
1. Small-pox———2—3—5————————5
2. Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever3131219854633—517—212———5499
3. Diphtheria and Membranous Croup129697323727—30112421——10297
4. Enteric or Typhoid Fever—14—12—8————1—128
5. Puerperal Fever————921—30————36—9‡20
6. Puerperal Pyrexia————2125—46—————1—1†13
7. Erysipelas651210791411731———851788
8. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis23—242—1321——21—613
9. Anterior Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis—3——1——4—1—————14
10. Ophthalmia Neonatorum74——————74————————19
11. Encephalitis Lethargica——————————1——1—2—
12. Acute Primary Pneumonia529136278315178————————*137
13. Acute Influenzal Pneumonia—751840768————————26
14. Malaria—————1—1—————2—21
15. Dysentery—31———4————————4
16. Measles13515921062283513—2865621—————27576
17. German Measles123181472—65————————6
18. Food Poisoning—2——68—16————————1
* For Pneumonia Deaths, see Table 2 on page 102.† Cause of Death classified by Registrar General to "Mitral Stenosis."‡ Including one case not notified to this Borough as the death occurred outside London.