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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR, 1937.
| Disease | Total Cases Notified. In Age Groups. | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year. | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 35— | 45— | 65 and over | Total | |||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 27 | 29 | 42 | 45 | 135 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 1 | — | 381 | 370 | — |
| Diphtheria | 30 | 46 | 48 | ',3 | 79 | 233 | 67 | 27 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 644 | 638 | 7 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Measles | 6 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 19 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 6 | — | - | 33 | 33 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 39 | 17 | 118 | 82 | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 12 | — |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — |
| Polio-myelitis | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — |
| Polio-encephalitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Membranous Croup | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Dysentery | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 28 | 28 | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 33 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 20 | 44 | 29 | 276 | 136 | 171 |
| Totals | 98 | 114 | 109 | 158 | 153 | 401 | 135 | 86 | 150 | 53 | 91 | 48 | 1,596 | 1,354 | 196 |