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Willesden 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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APPENDIX A—Table IV.-CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1924.
| Notifiable Disease | At all ages. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | Total Cases removed to Willesden Municipal Hospitals. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Ages—Years. | South Kilburn. | Mid-Kilburn | North Kilburn. | Brondesbury Park. | Kensal Rise. | Harlesden. | Stonebridge. | Round wood. | Church End. | Willesden Green. | Cricklewood | |||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) |
| Small Pox | 10 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 10† |
| Cholera (C) Plague (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 327 | 15 | 108 | 142 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 39 | 24 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 86 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 300 |
| Erysipelas | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 244 | — | 57 | 148 | 32 | 7 | — | — | 20 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 39 | 42 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 197 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 19 | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Relapsing Fever (R) Continued Fever (C) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 289 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 76 | 131 | 49 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 25 | 31 | — |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 59 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 163 | 23 | 89 | 51 | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 79 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | |
| Pneumonia | 234 | 7 | 54 | 33 | 24 | 55 | 43 | 18 | 49 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Malaria | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trench Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Acute Polio Encephalitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Anthrax | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1,458 | 81 | 321 | 430 | 208 | 268 | 120 | 30 | 184 | 178 | 87 | 53 | 94 | 132 | 292 | 140 | 118 | 102 | 78 | 535 |
† Removed to Small Pox Hospital, Kingsbury.