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Willesden 1937
[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 1937.
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At ages—Years. | Carlton. | Kilburn. | Brondesbury Park. | Kensal Rise. | Manor. | Harlesden. | Stonebridge. | Round wood. | Church End. | Willesden Green. | Mapesbury. | Neasden. | Cricklewood. | Total Cases removed to Willesden Municipal Hospital. | ||||||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 3. | 3 and under 4. | 4 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 20. | 20 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. | ||||||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) | (22) | (23) | (24) | (25) | (26) | (27) | (28) |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera (C) Plague (P) | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup). | 400 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 35 | 39 | 171 | 68 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 1 | — | 126 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 45 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 7. | 383 |
| Erysipelas | 68 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | 31 |
| Scarlet fever | 477 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 49 | 223 | 71 | 17 | 39 | 10 | 2 | - | 36 | 33 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 38 | 34 | 45 | 46 | 72 | 32 | 31 | 41 | 419 |
| Typhus fever | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — ' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric fever | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Relapsing fever (R) Con | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| tinued fever (C.) Puerperal fever | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 26 | 4 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 11 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 |
| Poliomyelitis | 10 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 28 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 246 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 122 | 39 | 35 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 14 | — |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 62 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 3 | - | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — |
| Whooping cough | 626 | 67 | 90 | 79 | 81 | 86 | 208 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 80 | 46 | 34 | 39 | 37 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 41 | 36 | 25 | 36 | 47 | 59 |
| Pneumonia | 409 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 69 | 51 | 102 | 58 | 68 | 34 | 12 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 61 | 38 | 46 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 20 | 1 |
| Malaria | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 35 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - | 6 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute polio-encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthrax | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 2,429 | 121 | 147 | 143 | 165 | 189 | 663 | 181 | 95 | 355 | 131 | 164 | 75 | 374 | 178 | 109 | 129 | 128 | 193 | 295 | 238 | 199 | 181 | 138 | 130 | 137 | 922 |
Note :—Puerperal Fever and Continued Fever ceased to be notifiable after 30th Sept., 1937.