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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR, 1938.
| 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 | |||
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Scarlet Fever | — | 27 | 33 | 28 | 49 | 158 | 41 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 2 | — | 368 | 356 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 21 | 39 | 47 | 60 | 150 | 37 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 2 | — | 400 | 397 | 9 |
| Enteric Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 11 | 11 | — |
| Measles | 65 | 136 | 147 | 227 | 263 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 844 | 195 | 17 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 29 | 11 | — | — | 41 | 36 | — |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 45 | 17 | 128 | 88 | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatoruum | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | — |
| Food Poisoning | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | — |
| Polio-myelitis | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Polio-encephalitis . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Membranous Croup | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| Dysentery | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 41 | 32 | — |
| Malaria (Induced) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 21 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 33 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 31 | 22 | 241 | 160 | 172 |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 50 | 13 |
| Totals | 121 | 231 | 263 | 352 | 401 | 381 | 101 | 53 | 133 | 70 | 89 | 40 | 2,235 | 1,366 | 223 |