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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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as he becomes aware that a child under five years of age is suffering from measles,
shall, provided that it is the first case in the household, forthwith send a notification
to the Medical Officer of Health.
The following table shows the number of accepted notifications during the
quarters March, June, September and December of 1937, and the number of these
cases removed to hospital.
Table No. 41
| Quarter 1937. | Under 1 | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 3 | 3 and under 4 | 4 and under 5 | Total. | Cases removed. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 5 | 6 | - | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
| June | 3 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 46 | 33 |
| Sept. | 4 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 16 |
| Dec. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20 |
| 16 | 33 | 16 | 29 | 18 | 112 | 78 |
The ward distribution of the notified cases is given in the table below:—
Table No. 42
| Ward. | Number of cases. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | ||
| Moorfields | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Church | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| Hoxton | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Wenlock | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Whitmore | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| Kingsland | — | 4 | 4 |
| Haggerston | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Acton | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 50 | 62 | 112 |
WHOOPING COUGH
As this disease is not notifiable in Shoreditch, the actual number of cases cannot
be ascertained. It is apparent, however, from the number of deaths, viz., 7, that
there was no considerable outbreak of the disease in the Borough.
The deaths occurred in the following age groups:—Under 1 year, 6; 5-10 years, 1.
The death rate from this disease was 0.08. The deaths in London as a whole
numbered 245, the death rate being 0.06. The number of cases removed to London
County Council hospitals during the year was 97.