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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The number of cases of infectious disease notified in the Borough in the past twelve years is shown in the following table.
| Disease | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 92 | 33 | 48 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 303 | 116 | 166 | 180 | 448 | 228 | 340 | 232 | 133 | 204 | 176 | 294 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 40 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 47 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 24 |
| Pneumonia: | ||||||||||||
| Primary | 50 | 66 | 97 | 105 | 123 | 142 | 110 | 114 | 127 | 189 | 163 | 173 |
| Influenzal | 26 | 10 | 27 | 17 | 40 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 10 | 34 | 42 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 9 |
| Malaria | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 60 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 |
| Erysipelas | 37 | 29 | 26 | 36 | 41 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 38 | 32 | 13 | 24 |
| Polio-Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | — |
| Tuberculosis: | ||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 149 | 156 | 195 | 223 | 233 | 173 | 194 | 275 | 204 | 206 | 205 | 209 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 38 | 30 | 28 | 38 | 5i | 30 | 23 | 33 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 41 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 759 | 488 | 653 | 689 | 1004 | 700 | 840 | 788 | 641 | 730 | 706 | 869 |
The number of cases of infectious disease originally notified sometimes varies due to changes of diagnosis and the following table is therefore given to show the final numbers after correction.
| Disease | Disease | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 9 |
| Diphtheria | — | Malaria | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 286 | Dysentery | 22 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 4 | Erysipelas | 24 |
| Polio-Encephalitis | — | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 24 | Tuberculosis: | |
| Pneumonia: | Pulmonary | 209 | |
| Primary | 171 | Non-Pulmonary | 41 |
| Influenzal | 6 | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 39 | — | |
| Total | 842 |