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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1927.
| Notifiable "Disease. | Cases notified in whole District. At Ages—Years. | Total cases notified in Wards. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 6 to 15 | 16 to 25 | 26 to 45 | 46 to 65 | 65 and upwards | North East | North West | South East | South West | |
| Scarlet Fever | 137 | 9 | 50 | 70 | 9 | 6 | - | - | 48 | 29 | 22 | 38 |
| Diphtheria | 69 | - | 20 | 42 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 29 | 11 | 10 | 19 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 44 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 24 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Typhoid | 5 | — | — | I | 3 | - | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Polio-Encephalitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Post Partum Fever | 1 | - | — | — | _- | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Tuberculosis (Resp.) | 128 | _ | _ | 8 | 40 | 50 | 23 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 21 | 51 |
| Tuberculosis (Other) | 20 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Totals | 458 | 12 | 81 | 136 | 74 | 96 | 48 | 11 | 143 | 81 | 82 | 152 |
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