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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Intectious Diseases.
Notifiable Infectious Diseases.
During the year 1919, the cases of infectious disease notified were 545 in number and were distributed during the year as follows:—
| Diphtheria | Scarlet Fever | Erysipelas | Enteric Fever | Poliomyelitis | Puerperal Septicaemia | Cerebrospinal Fever. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| February | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| March | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| April | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
| May | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| June | 5 | 26 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| July | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| August | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| September | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| October | 1 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
| November | 8 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| December | 7 | 24 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Total | 46 | 201 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 |