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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Dysentery.—One case of dysentery was notified, a man
employed as a porter at a hospital in London. Apparently there
had been some cases among the staff at this hospital.
Erysipelas.—Twenty-eight cases were notified during the
year compared with 43 in the preceding year.
Encephalitis Lethargica.—Although no cases were notified
three deaths were recorded under this heading, these being three
females 55, 63 and 73 years of age respectively. The encephalitis
was not of recent onset and was not the immediate cause of death.
Besides, the diagnosis of encephalitis lethargica was not confirmed
in any of the cases.
Tuberculosis .—The number of cases of tuberculosis notified during the year and the number of deaths which occurred were as follows :—
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulm'y | Pulmonary | Non-Pulm'y | |||||
| Male | F'male | Male | F'male | Male | F'male | Male | F'male | |
| 0—1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1—5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| 5—10 | — | — | 3 | — | —. | — | 1 | — |
| 10—15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15—20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 20—25 | 16 | 18 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| 25—35 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 1 | — |
| 35—45 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | — | — |
| 45—55 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — |
| 55—65 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 65 upwards | 2 | 1 | — | —fc | 5 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Total | 85 | 72 | 16 | 7 | 58 | 36 | 9 | — |
The number of new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis was 157,
the highest number since 1912 when notification of this disease
became compulsory. Cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis, 23 in
number, were at much the same level as in previous years. The
number of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis is equivalent to a caserate
of 1.14 per thousand of population and while this is higher
than the case-rate of 1.04 in 1934, it is lower than the rates in the