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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
Ealing 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The death-rates from the principal infectious diseases are represented in the following table, together with those for England and Wales:—
| Enteric Fever | Small-pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 0.29 | 0.14 |
| 96 Great Towns | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.36 | 0.04 | 0.34 | 0.15 |
| 148 Smaller Towns | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.02 | 0.25 | 0.14 |
| London... | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 0.03 | 0.43 | 0.17 |
| EALING | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.06 |
Notifiable Infectious Diseases.
During the year 1918, the cases of infectious disease notified were 1324 in number and were distributed during the year as follows:—
| Diphtheria | Scarlet Fever | Erysipelas | Enteric Fever | Poliomyelitis | Puerperal Fever. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | German Measles | Measles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 157 |
| February | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 21 | 208 |
| March | 5 | 9 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 36 | 205 |
| April | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 93 | 204 |
| May | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| June | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| July | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 99 |
| August | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 9 |
| September | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 5 | 3 |
| October | 4 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 3 | - |
| December | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | - | 6 | 1 |
| 36 | 61 | 24 | 6 | 1 | - | 3 | 143 | 1018 |