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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
City of London 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND TUBERCULOSIS NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1932.
| DISEASES. | NUMBER OF ACTUAL CASES NOTIFIED. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Ages—Years. | No. of Case s Removed to Hos pital. | |||||||||||||
| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 year and under 2 years. | 2 years and under 3 years. | 3 years and under 4 years. | 4 years and under 5 years. | 5 years and under 10 years. | 10 years and under 15 years. | 15 years and under 20 years. | 20 years and under 35 years. | 35 years and under 45 years. | 45 years and under 65 years. | 65 years and over. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 21 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 20 | |
| Erysipelas | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 26 |
| Typhus „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric „ (including Para-typhoid) | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Relapsing „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal ,, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Polio-myelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | l | 20 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 14 | 2 | l | l | 2 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Rubella | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | 25 | ... | ... | l | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Malaria (contracted abroad) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Amoebic Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 125 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 83 |
* L.C.C. Hospitals, London Fever Hospital, St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
City Police Hospital, Sanatoria, &c.
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