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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
Acton 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 9.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1920.
| Cases notified in whole District. At ages—Years. | Total cases notified in each Ward. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At All Ages | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards | North East | North West | South East | South West | |
| Scarlet Fever | 176 | 2 | 36 | 114 | 15 | 9 | ... | ... | 56 | 32 | 45 | 43 |
| Diphtheria | 141 | 2 | 29 | 87 | 10 | 12 | 1 | ... | 41 | 16 | 39 | 45 |
| Pneumonia | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Dysentery | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 12 |
| Erysipelas | 17 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 103 | ... | 1 | 3 | 41 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 30 |
| Tuberculosis (other Forms) | 15 | ... | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Malaria | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Totals | 500 | 20 | 73 | 216 | 81 | 77 | 28 | 5 | 135 | 77 | 131 | 157 |