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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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Infectious Diseases
The following table indicates the infectious cases in accordance with the wards in which they occurred :
| Drayton | Castle-bar | Mount Park | Lammas | Manor | Grange | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 46 |
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 41 | 28 | 56 | 41 | 20 | 201 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| Enteric Fever | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| German Measles | 2 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 95 |
| Measles | — | 13 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 55 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Malaria | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 40 |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 |
| Primary Pneumonia | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 |
| Totals | 37 | 113 | 81 | 132 | 110 | 72 | 545 |