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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING TIE YEAR 1949.
| DISEASE | Under 1 year | Total Cases Notified. In Age Groups. | 65 and over | Total | Cases admitted to Hospital | Corrected diagnosis. | Corrected Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 35- | 45- | |||||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 62 | 26 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 177 | 65 | 11 | 166 |
| Diphtheria | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| Membranous Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Measles | 73 | 206 | 237 | 132 | 159 | 305 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1132 | 97 | 5 | 1127 |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 131 | 19 | 2 | 129 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | - | 8 | 7 | - | 8 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 16 |
| Cerebrospinal Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 5 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 5 | 16 | |
| Polio-encephalitis | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dysentery | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 10 | — | 12 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | |||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 82 | 42 | — | 82 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | ~ | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| TOTALS: | 98 | 268 | 277 | 175 | 201 | 405 | 51 | 16 | 45 | 26 | 35 | 16 | 1613 | 292 | 35 | 1578 |