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Ealing 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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TABLE VII.
Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1928.
| Disease | Ages of Cases Notified. | 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 | Totals | ||
| SmaUpox | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 68 | 64 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 150 | 62 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 4 | — | 313 | 258 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | — | - | — | - | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | 1 | — | 12 | 6 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | - | — | - | - | — | - | - | 2 | - | - | — | 2 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | - | - | - | - | - | _ | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 5 |
| Pneumonia : Primary | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 73 | 6 |
| Influenzal | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Dysentery | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 5 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | - | - | - | - | — | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | — |
| Tuberculosis : | ||||||||||||||
| — | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 47 | — | |
| Female | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 52 | — |
| (6) Non-Pulmonary Male | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | — | 15 | — |
| Female | — | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | — | 9 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 191 | 89 | 44 | 126 | 46 | 69 | 19 | 665 | 351 |