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Marylebone 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Disease
Leprosy
Malaria
Measles
Membranous croup
Meningococcal infection
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Plague
Puerperal pyrexia
Relapsing fever
Scabies (first case in house within
four weeks).
Scarlatina or scarlet fever
Smallpox
Tuberculosis
Typhus fever
Whooping cough
Authority for Notification
Public Health Act, 1936, section 143. Regulation (No. 1036)
made by Minister of Health, 1951 (22nd June, 1951).
Public Health Act, 1936, section 143. Regulation (No. 1207)
made by Minister of Health, 1927 (1st January, 1928).
Public Health Act, 1936, section 143. Regulations (Nos. 1100,
205 and 420) made by Minister of Health, 1938, 1940 and
1948.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, sections 192 and 304.
Public Health Act, 1936, section 143. Regulation (No. 2259)
made by Minister of Health, 1949 (1st January, 1950).
London County Council Order, 1910— Public Health (London)
Act, 1936, sections 192 and 305, and Regulation (No. 971)
made by Minister of Health, 1926 (1st October, 1926),
amended by Statutory Rules and Orders, 1928, No. 419, and
1937, No. 35.
Public Health Act, 1936, section 143. Regulations of Local
Government Board, 1900.
Public Health Act, 1936, section 143. Regulation (No. 1081)
made by Minister of Health, 1951 (1st August, 1951).
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, sections 192 and 304.
Public Health Act, 1936, section 143. Regulation (No. 1016)
made by Minister of Health, 1943 (1st August, 1943).
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, sections 192 and 304.
do.
Public Health Act, 1936, section 143. Regulation (No. 572)
made by Minister of Health, 1930 (1st January, 1931).
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, sections 192 and 304.
Public Health Act, 1936, section 143. Regulations (Nos. 1100,
205 and 420) made by Minister of Health, 1938, 1940 and
1948.
Notifications.—Information regarding notifications received during 1951 is contained in Table 11.
Enquiries relating to cases of infectious disease were carried out by one of the women sanitary inspectors
who paid 1,667 visits in this connection during the year.
TABLE 11.—Infectious Diseases—Notifications.
| Disease | Cases notified in whole Borough | Cases removed to hospital | Cases isolated at home | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages | At ages—years | ||||||||||||||
| —1 | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4- | 5- | 10- | 15— | 20— | 35— | 45— | 65— | ||||
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| Scarlet fever | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 18 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 21 | 1 | - | — | 24 | — |
| Poliomyelitis- | |||||||||||||||
| Paralytic | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Non-paralvtic | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | 4 | — |
| Pneumonia | 38 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 27 |
| Dysentery | 79 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 57 |
| Measles | 678 | 24 | 75 | 74 | 78 | 104 | 271 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 648 |
| Whooping cough | 135 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 12 | 123 |
| Scabies | 13 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 13 |
| Meningococcal infection | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Malaria | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis— | |||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 77 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 57 |
| Non-pulmonary | 8 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Food poisoning | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Totals | 1108 | 45 | 108 | 110 | 99 | 139 | 350 | 25 | 19 | 95 | 35 | 48 | 35 | 142 | 966 |