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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
Shoreditch 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE SHOWING CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, 1937
Table No. 27
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED. | Cases removed to hospital. | Per cent. removed to hospital. | Diagnosis revised subsequently. | Deaths. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total | AGES. | WARDS. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Under 1 year. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 + | Moor-fields. | j Church. | Hoxton. | Wenlock. | Whit-more. | Kingsland. | Hagger-ston. | Acton. | ||||||||||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet fever | 61 | 54 | 39 | 61 | 215 | 3 | 71 | 105 | 18 | 17 | 1 | ... | 15 | 38 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 214 | 99.5 | 47 | ... |
| Diphtheria | 49 | 39 | 37 | 44 | 169 | 5 | 51 | 88 | 17 | 8 | ... | ... | 9 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 169 | 100.0 | 44 | 3 |
| Enteric fever (including paratyphoid) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | 100.0 | 5 | ... |
| Puerperal fever | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 33.3 | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 15 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 76.2 | ... | ... | |
| Acute primary pneumonia | 10 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 60 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 65.0 | ... | 91 |
| Acute influenzal pneumonia | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ... | 18 | 60.0 | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | 10 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 81.8 | ... | 1 |
| Cerebro.spinal fever | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 100.0 | ... | 3 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 4 | 4 | ... | 3 | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 40.0 | ... | ... |
| Acute poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | ... | ... | I | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 100.0 | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 5 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 58 | 8 | 20 | 17 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 13 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 56 | 96.6 | ... | 1 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 100.0 | ... | 2 |
| Malaria (induced) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 100.0 | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Relapsing fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anthrax | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles (under 5 years)1 | 16 | 46 | 30 | 20 | 112 | 16 | 96 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 28 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 78 | 69.6 | ... | 2 |
| Totals | 188 | 184 | 158 | 224 | 754 | 57 | 255 | 238 | 59 | 75 | 39 | 31 | 45 | 148 | 101 | 131 | 114 | 63 | 90 | 62 | 658 | 87.3 | ... | 104 |
| Tuberculosis (pulmonary) | 32 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 113 | ... | 1 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | 73 |
| ,, (other forms) | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | 13 | |||
| Numbers and percentages of cases moved to hospitals (excluding tuberculosis) | 159 84.58% | 159 86.41% | 135 85.44% | 205 91.52% | 658 87.27% | Note.—The following diseases are notifiable:— Small pox, cholera, diphtheria, erysipelas, scarlet fever, typhus fever, typhoid fevers, relapsing fever, continued fever, puerperal fever, puerperal pyrexia, plague, cerebro spinal meningitis, acute polioencephalitis and poliomyelitis, encephalitis lethargica, | ||||||||||||||||||
*N.B.—The figures for measles refer only to notifications received in respect of the first case under 5 years of age in each household.