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 No. 50.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED, 1929 (Excluding Tuberculosis).
| Diseases. | Number of Cases Notified. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Groups. | |||||||||||||
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 3 years. | 3 and under 4 years. | 4 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 10 years. | 10 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 20 years. | 20 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and over. | |
| Diphtheria | 496 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 37 | 207 | 93 | 31 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 567 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 28 | 51 | 229 | 104 | 42 | 47 | 13 | 2 | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 5 | 1 | .. |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31 | 7 | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 80 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 16 |
| Smallpox | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. |
| Pneumonia | 383 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 14 | .. | 35 | 7 | 24 | 61 | 39 | 82 | 41 |
| Malaria | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Anthrax | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Poliomyelitis | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 151 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 78 | 14 | 6 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | |
| 1790 | 67 | 46 | 76 | 90 | 128 | 556 | 221 | 109 | 222 | 99 | 118 | 58 | |