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Willesden 1932
[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 1932.
| 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) | (9) | (10) | (id | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) |
| Small pox | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera (C) Plague (P) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 247 | 10 | 74 | 112 | 24 | 24 | 3 | — | 39 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 19 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 234 |
| Erysipelas | 66 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 |
| Scarlet fever | 421 | 6 | 107 | 235 | 43 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 35 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 63 | 21 | 44 | 26 | 108 | 364 |
| Typhus fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric fever | 10 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Relapsing fever (R) Continued fever (C) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal fever | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 22 | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Poliomyelitis | 8 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 249 | — | 5 | 15 | 71 | 92 | 58 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 23 | 38 | — |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 62 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — |
| Whooping cough | 673 | 88 | 311 | 265 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 22 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 74 | 164 | 100 | 58 | 58 | 136 | 26 |
| Pneumonia | 351 | 21 | 80 | 48 | 37 | 68 | 69 | 28 | 49 | 44 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 67 | 24 | 34 | 24 | 39 | 13 |
| Malaria | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis lethargica | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Acute polio encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 2,164 | 161 | 598 | 707 | 207 | 282 | 166 | 43 | 194 | 158 | Ill | 67 | 97 | 156 | 416 | 206 | 197 | 179 | 383 | 692 |