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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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Diphtheria.
The following table shows the number of cases of the principal infectious diseases notified in each of the last ten years:—
| Disease | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Diphtheria | 55 | 95 | 56 | 57 | 82 | 56 | 37 | 66 | 36 | 46 |
| Scarlet Fever | 148 | 125 | 187 | 326 | 511 | 458 | 146 | 91 | 61 | 201 |
| Erysipelas | 47 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 33 | 24 | 22 |
| Enteric Fever | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 3 |
| Crebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | _ | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| Ohhthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 259 | 258 | 280 | 611 | 763 | 574 | 218 | 189 | 133 | 284 |
Diphtheria.
Diphtheria was slightly more prevalent than during
the previous year; 46 notifications in 1919 compared
with 36 in 1918. As will be seen in the Table the cases
were distributed over the year the greatest number
occurring in the months of November and December,
when 8 and 7 cases respectively were notified. Of the
cases notified three were found in one house and two
in each of other three houses.