Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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The notifications of, and deaths from, the notifiable diseases other than Tuberculosis are classified in the following table according to the Wards in which they occurred:—
DISEASES. | Notifications. | Deaths. | |||||||||||||||||||
Ward. | Whole Borough. | Ward. | No. Address. | Whole Bough. | |||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 5 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
1. | Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2. | Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 58 | 44 | 36 | 96 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 434 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | |
3. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 5 | 49 | 101 | 45 | 82 | 63 | 28 | — | 487 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 8 | |
4. | Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
5. | Puerperal Fever | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
6. | „ Pyrexia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 23 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7. | Erysipelas | 15 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 81 | — | — | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 |
8. | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
9. | Anterior Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
10. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 9 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | †31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
11. | Encephalitis Lethargica | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
12. | Acute Influenza and Influenzal Pneumonia | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 46 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | ‡25 |
13. | Acute Primary Pneumonia | 39 | 11 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 182 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | †9 |
14. | Malaria | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 17 | 4 | — | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 |
15. | Dysentery | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 3 | — | 57 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
16. | Measles | 536 | 406 | 567 | 296 | 450 | 315 | 64 | 34' | - | 2975 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 |
17. | German Measles | 6 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 26 | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
18. | Food Poisonoing | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 17 | 4 | — | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 737 | 553 | 836 | 428 | 697 | 460 | 201 | 548 | 2 | 4462 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 82 |
† For Pneumonia deaths, see Table on pages 31 and 32.
‡ Excluding one case which came to notice after death.