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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Injections Diseases.
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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 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 56 |
| Scarlet Fever | 11 | 25 | 18 | 58 | 44 | 15 | 171 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 30 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | _ | 6 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Malaria | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| Dysentery | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 27 |
| Primary Pneumonia | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 38 |
| Totals | 31 | 56 | 48 | 105 | 85 | 50 | 375 |