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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table
| DISEASE | Cases Notified. In Age Groups | Notifications | Corrected Total | Admitted to Hospital | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 35- | 45- | 65- | ||||
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Dysentery | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 68 | 67 | 27 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | l | — | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| Malana | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Measles | 38 | 106 | 111 | 105 | 105 | 176 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 656 | 655 | 17 |
| Mening. Infection. | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Ophth. Neonatorum. | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 22 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 78 | 78 | 9 |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis: Paralytic | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Non-paralytic | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Ac. Encephalitis,Infective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 79 | 12 | — | — | 98 | 98 | 97 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 75 | 75 | 21 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 35 | 38 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 249 | 249 | 41 |
| Tuberculosis: Pulmonary | 3 | 2 | — | 11 | — | 5 | 3 | 15 | 59 | 19 | 36 | 14 | 167 | 167 | — |
| Non-Pulmonary | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | — |
| Scabies | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 114 | 165 | 170 | 175 | 164 | 302 | 28 | 39 | 187 | 41 | 69 | 42 | 1496 | 1489 | 267 |
There were no notifications of Smallpox, Membranous Croup or Acute Encephalitis
(Post Infectious)