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Acton 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1928
TABLE 5.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR.1928.
| 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 | 4R to 65 | 65 and up-wan's | North East | North West | South East | South West | |
| Scarlet Fever | 213 | – | 60 | 148 | 20 | 13 | 2 | – | 68 | 55 | 32 | 88 |
| Diphtheria | 78 | 1 | 22 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 32 | 19 | 11 | 16 |
| Pneumonia | 34 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| Erysipelas | 28 | — | – | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 10 | — | — | - | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | I | 1 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 5 | — | - | - | – | – | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Small-Pox | 4 | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | – | – | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Paratyphoid B. | 2 | — | — | 2 | – | – | _ | - | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Typhoid | 1 | — | – | - | – | – | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | - |
| Puerperal Septicaemia | 1 | — | – | - | - | I | _ | - | - | 1 | _ | __ |
| Purulent Conjunctivitis | 1 | 1 | – | - | – | – | – | - | - | 1 | – | – |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | – | - | 1 | - | – | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis (Resp.) | 72 | – | 2 | 2 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 27 |
| Tuberculosis (non-resp.) | 14 | – | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 496 | 10 | 92 | 206 | 62 | 79 | 38 | 0 | 153 | 105 | 73 | 165 |