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 St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE II.
N otifiable D iseases D uring the Y ear 1926.
Disease. | Cases Notified. | Deaths Certified. | ||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards. | Total No. of Cases Admitted to Hospital. | Total deaths | Under 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards | |
Smallpox | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Diphtheria | 193 | 12 | 88 | 60 | 18 | 15 | 2 | — | 184 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Erysipelas | 41 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Scarlet Fever | 121 | 2 | 33 | 58 | 18 | 6 | 4 | — | 117 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Dysentery | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) . | 11 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Puerperal Pyrexia . | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — ' | — | — | — | — |
Puerperal Fever | 12 | — | — | - | 2 | 10 | - | — | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Malaria . | 3 | - | — | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cerebro Spinal Fever | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary . | 151 | - | - | 7 | 21 | 62 | 51 | 10 | 51 | 94 | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 29 | 40 | 13 |
Tuberculosis, Non-Pulmonary | 30 | — | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 86 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 31 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 674 | 29 | 136 | 151 | 91 | 144 | 100 | 23 | 455 | 135 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 47 | 16 |