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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
Willesden 1925
[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 1925.
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages. | At Ages—Years. | South Kilburn. | Mid-Kilburn. | North Kilburn. | Brondesbury Park. | Kensal Rise. | Harlesden. | Stonebridge. | Round wood. | Church End. | Willesden Green. | Cricklewood. | Total Cases removed to Willesden Municipal Hospital | |||||||
| 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) | 0) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) |
| Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera (C) Plague (P) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 304 | 14 | 75 | 169 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 64 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 287 |
| Erysipelas | 57 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 263 | 1 | 50 | 161 | 30 | 18 | 3 | - | 25 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 37 | -39 | 23 | 16 | 33 | 230 |
| Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Relapsing Fever (R) Continued Fever (C) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 16 | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 37 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 244 | — | — | 15 | 35 | 102 | 77 | 15 | 27 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 14 | — |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 43 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 537 | 71 | 295 | 162 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | 107 | 105 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 32 | 85 | 61 | 26 | 42 | 16 | 14 |
| Pneumonia | 356 | 31 | 77 | 53 | 39 | 70 | 64 | 22 | 89 | 102 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 42 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| Malaria | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trench Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Acute Polio Encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 1,883 | 155 | 505 | 579 | 118 | 259 | 184 | 53 | 308 | 327 | 102 | 68 | 87 | 138 | 279 | 206 | 146 | 131 | 91 | 557 |