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 London, City of ]
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1921.
CITY OF LONDON.
| NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED. | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | |||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 33 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | 33 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | ... | ... | ... | l | 4 | l | ... | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 89 | ... | 13 | 60 | 10. | 6 | ... | ... | 88 |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Relapsing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Polio-myelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 22 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | l | 14 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rubella | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... |
| Malaria (contracted abroad) | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | l | 6 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 164 | 4 | 18 | 74 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 146 |
* Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals, London Fever Hospital, City of London Infirmary,
St. Bartholomew's Hospital, City Police Hospital, &c.