Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Infectious Disease.—The number of cases of infectious
disease notified in the Borough in the past twelve years are indicated
below. The total number of cases notified in 1938 shows an
increase over the preceding year, this being largely due to a higher
incidence of scarlet fever. The comparatively high number of
cases of puerperal pyrexia is due to all cases occurring in the new
Maternity Hospital at Perivale being assigned to this area, whereas
when the maternity hospital was situated in Clayponas Lane all
the cases were assigned to the Borough of Brentford & Chiswick.
Cases of Infectious Disease occurring in the Borough.
Disease | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smallpox | __ | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | 53 | 68 | 90 | 129 | 83 | 54 | 71 | 195 | 228 | 52 | 123 | 142 |
Scarlet Fever | 136 | 313 | 231 | 264 | 154 | 407 | 476 | 493 | 400 | 408 | 317 | 383 |
Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Puerperal Fever | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 15 | 16 | 13 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 46 |
Pneumonia: | ||||||||||||
Primary | 66 | 73 | 100 | 78 | 96 | 85 | 56 | 72 | 59 | 85 | 60 | 83 |
Influenzal | 38 | 13 | 59 | 12 | IS | 50 | 32 | 1 / | 11 | 14 | 37 | 18 |
Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Malaria | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Dysentery | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | _ | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
Erysipelas | 18 | 28 | 24 | 34 | 20 | 30 | 36 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 41 |
Encephalitis L,ethargica | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Tuberculosis:— | ||||||||||||
Pulmonary | 89 | 99 | 109 | 111 | 141 | 141 | 154 | 139 | 157 | 139 | 178 | 142 |
Non-Pulmonary | 16 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 33 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
Total | 469 | 665 | 675 | 700 | 577 | 832 | 895 | 1010 | 936 | 777 | 832 | 924 |