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Marylebone 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 37.
Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during 1937.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in whole District. | Total cases notified in each locality. | Number of cases removed to hospital from each locality. | Cases isolated. at home. | Total deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages | At Ages—years. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church | St. John. | Totals. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church | St. John. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||
| —1 | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 35— | 45— | 65— | ||||||||||||||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | 108 | - | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | - | 28 | 22 | 48 | 10 | 108 | 28 | 22 | 48 | 9 | 107 | 1 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 47 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 15 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 121 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 22 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | — | 24 | 33 | 40 | 24 | 121 | 23 | 32 | 39 | 20 | 114 | 7 | — |
| Typhus Fever | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | _ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 2 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 13 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 11 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | — | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 28 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 34 | — | — |
| Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Glanders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Farcy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis— Pulmonary | 117 | - | 1 | - | 1 | _- | 1 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 20 | 29 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 117 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 53 | 64 | 51 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Polio-Encephalitis Ophthalmia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neonatorum | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 61 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 61 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 46 | 15 | 89 |
| Malaria | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Dysentery | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | — | 1 | l | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ~ |
| Totals | 549 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 88 | 39 | 35 | 147 | 50 | 80 | 20 | 123 | 156 | 181 | 89 | 549 | 95 | 132 | 146 | 64 | 437 | 112 | 151 |
| * This figure is for all forms of pneumonia, including acute primary pneumonia and acute influenzal pneumonia which alone are notifiable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||