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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MEASLES | DYSENTERY | SCARLET FEVER | ACUTE MENINGITIS | WHOOPING COUGH | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
Number originally notified | 501 | 538 | 37 | 34 | 43 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 41 |
Final numbers after correction: | ||||||||||
Under 1 year | 23 | 30 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
1- | 47 | 51 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
2- | 59 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
3- | 67 | 60 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
4- | 85 | 108 | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 5 |
5-9 | 204 | 211 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 24 | — | 1 | 11 | 15 |
10 - 14 | 10 | 15 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
15-24 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
25 and over | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | |
Age unknown | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
TOTAL | 501 | 538 | 36 | 33 | 43 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 41 |
TUBERCULOSIS | INFECTIVE JAUNDICE | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PULMONARY | MENINGES AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | OTHER | ||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
Numbers originally notified | 65 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 36 | 45 | 27 |
Final numbers after correction: | ||||||||
Under 1 year | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2-4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
5-9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
10 - 14 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 |
15 - 19 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
20 - 24 | 1 | 11 | — | 1 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
25 - 34 | 12 | 13 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
35 - 44 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
45-54 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
55-64 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | _ | _ |
65 - 74 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | _ | __ |
75 and over | 2 | 2 | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Age unknown | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
TOTAL | 65 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 35 | 45 | 27 |
There were no cases of anthrax, cholera, diphtheria, leptospirosis, plague, poliomyelitis,
relapsing fever, smallpox, tetanus, typhus or yellow fever.