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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
Hendon 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE XVII.
AGES AT DEATH FROM NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| DISEASE | Under one year | I 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 upwards | TOTALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Pulmonary | |||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 75 | |||||
| Other Forms Tuberculosis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 65 | |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid or Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Undulant Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polio-Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 41 | 30 | 167 |