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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Measles and Whooping Cough.—Measles and whooping
cough became notifiable under the Measles and Whooping Cough
Regulation, 1939. The following numbers of cases were notified :—
Measles ... 127
Whooping Cough 380
There were 2 deaths from whooping cough, but none from
measles.
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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 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 5-10 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 10-15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15-20 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20-25 | 12 | 18 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 25-35 | 24 | 18 | - | 2 | 10 | 10 | - | |
| 35-45 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | - | - |
| 45-55 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 55-65 | 10 | 4 | .- | - | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 65 upwards | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| Total | 95 | 78 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 25 | 3 | 2 |