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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
Stepney 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR, 1934.
| Disease. | Total Cases Notified. In Age Groups. | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year. | l— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 35— | 45— | 65 and over | Total | |||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 37 | 79 | 84 | 98 | 271 | 138 | 40 | 60 | 4 | — | — | 814 | 808 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | 15 | 37 | 55 | 84 | 83 | 236 | 74 | 30 | 49 | 1 | 2 | — | 666 | 663 | 22 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 33 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 35 | — |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 64 | 25 | 165 | 102 | 3 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 6 | — |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — |
| Polio-myelitis | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | — |
| Polio-encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 38 | 77 | 139 | 173 | 181 | 513 | 221 | 92 | 178 | 35 | 76 | 27 | 1,750 | 1,655 | 34 |