Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE II.
Cases of Infectious Diseases notified under S. 55, P.H.L.A., during the Year 1914.
Notifiable Diseases. | Total Cases Notified in whole District. | Cases Notified in each Locality. | Cases of Mistaken Diagnosis included in the preceding figures. | Cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Ages. | Age—Periods. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||
Under 1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—65 | 65 and upwards | ||||||||
West | East | ||||||||||||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scarlet Fever | 714 | ... | 134 | 449 | 105 | 26 | ... | 233 | 229 | 138 | 114 | 13 | 625 |
Diphtheria | 416 | 4 | 111 | 233 | 38 | 30 | ... | 187 | 99 | 79 | 51 | 65 | 392 |
Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 18 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ... | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 14 |
Erysipelas | 107 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 66 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 32 | 6 | ... | ... |
Puerperal Fever | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ant. Polio Myelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... |
Zymotic Enteritis | 199 | 95 | 88 | 8 | 1 | 7 | ... | 83 | 54 | 44 | 18 | ... | ... |
Total | 1480 | 122 | 339 | 700 | 161 | 146 | 12 | 548 | 436 | 303 | 193 | 84 | 1032 |