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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
Woolwich 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE IV.
Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the Year 1920.
| Notifiable Diseases. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality. | Mistaken Diagnosis. | Total Cases removed to Hospital or Sanatorium. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||||
| Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | |||||||||
| West | East | ||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Anthrax | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera (C), Plague (P) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 427 | 2 | 91 | 269 | 36 | 28 | 1 | ... | 132 | 120 | 66 | 109 | 18 | 408 | |
| Erysipelas | 82 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 43 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 15 | 4 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 538 | 3 | 113 | 362 | 38 | 22 | ... | ... | 100 | 133 | 202 | 103 | 3 | 457 | |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 31 | 19 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Pneumonia | 136 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 61 | 32 | 16 | 27 | ... | 21 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | 9 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Men | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Post Basic „ | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Encephalitis Letharg. | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Ophth. Neonatorum | 29 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | ... | 2 | ||
| Pul. Tuberculosis | 359 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 102 | 144 | 47 | 7 | 100 | 104 | 107 | 48 | ... | 275 | including re-admissions |
| Other forms of „ | 69 | 9 | 37 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 6 | ... | 37 | |||
| Measles | 1013 | 3 | 313 | 694 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 323 | 293 | 239 | 158 | ... | 4 | |
| Malaria | 29 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 1 | ... | 7 | 16 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Dysentery | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 2743 | 69 | 573 | 1443 | 226 | 297 | 114 | 21 | 795 | 764 | 698 | 486 | 21 | 1231 | |