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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1921 18
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, 1921.
| Notifiable Disease. | 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 | 630 | ... | 95 | 451 | 55 | 27 | 2 | ... | 186 | 119 | 117 | 208 |
| Diphtheria | 205 | 2 | 58 | 113 | 16 | 13 | 3 | ... | 40 | 37 | 31 | 97 |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 18 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary | 96 | ... | 1 | 5 | 26 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 23 | 39 |
| Tuberculosis, (Other Forms) | 13 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 980 | 7 | 154 | 580 | 103 | 105 | 24 | 7 | 261 | 178 | 179 | 362 |