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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Disease | Total Cases Notified | Removed to Hospital | Deaths | Ages of Cases Notified | Ward Distribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drayton | Castlebar | Mount Park | Grange | Lammas | Manor | Grosvenor | Hanwell S. | Hanwell N. | Greenford S. | Greenford N. | Northolt | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 over | ||||||||||||||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 123 | 121 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 317 | 258 | 1 | — | 6 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 148 | 57 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 6 | — | 14 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 38 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 69 | 10 |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Pneumonia:Primary | 60 | — | 70 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Influenzal | 37 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 27 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis:Pulmonary | 178 | — | 76 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 25 | 80 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 10 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 37 | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Total | 832 | — | 172 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 238 | 94 | 51 | 152 | 80 | 75 | 21 | 61 | 37 | 42 | 75 | 105 | 65 | 32 | 51 | 93 | 79 | 145 | 37 |