London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Infectious Diseases.
The following Table shows the number of cases of the principal infectious diseases notified in each of the last ten years :—
| Disease | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 95 | 56 | 57 | 82 | 56 | 37 | 66 | 36 | 46 | 56 |
| Scarlet Fever | 125 | 187 | 326 | 511 | 458 | 146 | 91 | 61 | 201 | 171 |
| Erysipelas | 31 | 31 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 33 | 24 | 22 | 30 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Crebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ohhthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 258 | 280 | 611 | 763 | 574 | 218 | 189 | 133 | 284 | 280 |