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Hendon 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon RDC]
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Table II.— C ases of Infectious Disease N otified D uring the Y ear 1915.
Name of District — H endon R ural.
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | No. of Cases Notified. | Total Casks Notified in each Ward. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 1 Edgware. | 2 L???le Stanmore. | 3 Great Stanmore. | 4 Harrow Weald. | 5 Pinner. | 6 | Total cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||
| Under 1. | 11to 5. | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards, | |||||||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera(C) Plague(P) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous croup* | 10 | ... | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | 8 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 64 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 11 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 23 | ... | 40 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Relapsing Fever (R) | |||||||||||||||
| Continued Fever (C) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal I 'ever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | 4 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 98 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 41 | ... | 53 |