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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR, 1936.
| Disease. | Total Cases Notified. In .4Gk Groups. | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year. | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 10— | 16— | 20— | 35— | 45— | 65 and over | Total | |||
| Smallpox | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | - | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 28 | 57 | 49 | 58 | 176 | 57 | 17 | 44 | 3 | 2 | — | 496 | 485 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 18 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 48 | 186 | 54 | 13 | 24 | — | 3 | 1 | 471 | 466 | 11 |
| Enteric Fever | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — |
| Measles | 95 | 255 | 216 | 359 | 458 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,383 | 242 | 52 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 23 | 11 | — | — | 36 | 34 | — |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 42 | 19 | 119 | 70 | 2 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Cerebrospinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 8 | — |
| Food Poisoning | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — |
| Polio-myelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polio-encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Membranous Croup | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| Dysentry | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 2 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 9 | IS | 17 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 33 | H | 201 | 59 | 181 |
| Totals | 143 | 339 | 334 | 481 | 679 | 394 | 133 | 62 | 142 | 63 | 80 | 29 | 2,769 | 1,398 | 258 |