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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1938, showing Age and Ward Distribution.
| Disease | Total Cases Notified | Removed to Hospital | Deaths | Ages of Cases Notified | Ward Distribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drayton | Castlebai | Mount Part | 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 | 92 | – | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 3 | – | — | 4 | 3 | – | — | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 8 | .5 | 10 |
| Scarlet Fever | 303 | – | — | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 14!$ | 39 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 1 | — | 20 | 21 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 52 | 30 | 52 | 18 |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | – | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 40 | – | — | — | — | — | – | – | — | — | — | 36 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | |
| Pneumonia: Primary | 50 | – | 66 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Influenzal | 26 | – | 4 | — | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | – | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Malaria | — | – | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | –_ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dysentery | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Erysipelas | 37 | – | — | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | – | – | 3 | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tuberculosis: Pulmonary | 149 | – | 87 | — | 1 | — | – | – | 2 | 2 | 18 | 57 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 38 | – | 18 | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 16 | – | – | 16 | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 759 | – | – | 22 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 36 | 198 | 52 | 48 | 165 | 75 | 75 | 22 | 51 | 45 | 28 | 48 | 67 | 57 | 42 | 42 | 100 | 90 | 123 | 66 |