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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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TABLE VI.
| Disease. | Ages of Cases Notified. | Totals. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward | Total cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under One Year. | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards | 1* | 2* | 3* | 4* | 5* | 6* | ||||
| Diphtheria | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 61 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 58 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | —— | 123 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 93 | |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| Pneumonia: | Primary | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 6 | - |
| Influenzal | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 8 | - | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Malaria | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dysentery | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | - | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | •— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6 | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | |
| Tuberculosis | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Pulmonary | Male | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | — | 39 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 1 | 13 | 4 | — |
| Female | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 2 | — | 35 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | — | |
| (b) Non-Pulmonary | Male | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Female | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | _— | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Total | 6 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 90 | 40 | 33 | 68 | 51 | 41 | 13 | 412 | 36 | 50 | 32 | 96 | 139 | 59 | 151 | |
| * (1) Drayton Ward, (2) Castlebar, (3) Mount Park, (4) Lammas, (5) Manor, (6) Grange. | |||||||||||||||||||||