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Acton 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1916
TABLE 9
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1916.
| Notifiable Disease | Cases Notified in whole District | Total Cases Notified in each Ward | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | At Ages—Years | North-East | North-West | South-East | South-West | |||||||
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 & upwards | ||||||
| Diphtheria | 81 | 1 | 27 | 42 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 17 | 15 | 29 | 20 |
| Erysipelas | 30 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Scarlet Fever | 64 | — | 16 | 41 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 7 | 22 | 22 |
| Enteric fever | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum— | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 139 | — | — | 3 | 23 | 83 | 23 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 41 | 43 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 26 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Measles | 692 | 32 | 290 | 323 | 22 | 24 | 1 | — | 122 | 73 | 240 | 257 |
| German Measles | 367 | 7 | 70 | 214 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 67 | 76 | 90 | 134 | |
| Totals | 1,418 | 49 | 412 | 640 | 97 | 171 | ?6 | 13 | 269 | 210 | 437 | 502 |
Isolation Hospital
Name and
Situation
Friars' Place.