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Ealing 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
ACUTE INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
In Table IV are indicated the numbers of the various infectious
diseases notified during the year. Diphtheria provided 61 cases,
a slight increase over the previous year, and scarlet fever 123
cases, a decrease over the previous year, and the lowest number
since 1918.
TABLE IV.
| Disease | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 56 | 37 | 66 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 186 | 282 | 56 | 61 |
| Scarlet Fever | 458 | 146 | 91 | 61 | 201 | 171 | 665 | 487 | 142 | 123 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 _ | 9 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Pneumonia: | ||||||||||
| Primary | 30 | 38 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 47 | ||||
| Influenzal | 33 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 27 | ||||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Malaria | 40 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | ||||
| Dysentery | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| Erysipelas | 39 | 19 | 33 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 25 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Tuberculosis: | ||||||||||
| (a) Pulmonary | 97 | 86 | 92 | 110 | 83 | 63 | 80 | 69 | 92 | 74 |
| (b) Non-Pulmonary | 26 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 26 | 31 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 697 | 319 | 309 | 265 | 503 | 455 | 1036 | 955 | 393 | 412 |