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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE VI.
CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL, 1925.
| N. East | N. West | S. East | S. West | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 65 |
| Diphtheria | 18 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 62 |
| Enteric | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis (Resp.) | 13 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 52 |
| Tuberculosis (Other) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 58 | 27 | 40 | 98 | 223 |
TABLE VII.
NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN LAST 10 YEARS.
| 1925 | 1924 | 1923 | 1922 | 1921 | 1920 | 1919 | 1918 | 1917 | 1916 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 83 | 105 | 160 | 305 | 630 | 176 | 95 | 38 | 45 | 64 |
| Diphtheria | 63 | 45 | 61 | 223 | 205 | 147 | 54 | 46 | 67 | 81 |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 44 | 54 | 28 | 30 | 13 | 20 | 26 | |||
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | 4 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Erysipelas | 15 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 30 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 31 | |||
| Tuberculosis (Resp.) | 70 | 85 | 73 | 87 | 96 | 103 | 128 | 128 | 139 | 139 |
| Tuberculosis (Other) | 13 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 26 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| Measles | 365 | 417 | 1455 | 1059 |