Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London Close
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Age Distribution.
This second table shows, in detail, the age distribution of the notified infectious diseases mentioned above
Disease | Age Groups | Totals | ||||||||||||
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under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 65 | over 65 | ||
Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 8 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 89 |
Tubercular Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Acute Primary Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | b | 2 | 29 | ||
Erysipelas | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 4 | 17 |
Diphtheria | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Cerebral Spinal Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | _ | _ | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Measles | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | – | — | 44 |
Para-Typhoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dysentery | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
Enteritis | —- | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 |
Whooping Cough | 6 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 99 |
Totals | 20 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 55 | 52 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 15 | — | 7 | 297 |