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. 42.
Notification of Infectious Diseases (including Tuberculosis), 1901 to 1936.
Year. | Smallpox | Diphtheria and Mem. Croup. | Erysipelas | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | §Puerperal Pyrexia. | Primary Pneumonia. | Influenzal Pneumonia. | Malaria. | Dysentery. | Anthrax. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Encephalitis Lethargica. | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis. | Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis. | ‡Zymotic Enteritis. | *Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | *Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary. | †Measles | X Chicken Pox. |
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1901 | 21 | 216 | 72 | 311 | 68 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 323 | — |
1902 | 228 | 233 | 98 | 267 | 50 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | — | 646 | 301 |
1903 | 6 | 186 | 58 | 389 | 42 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | — | 661 | — |
1904 | 6 | 163 | 74 | 472 | 25 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | — | 1,240 | — |
1905 | 7 | 273 | 83 | 513 | 27 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 212 | 145 | — | 465 | — |
1906 | — | 387 | 97 | 528 | 40 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 366 | 176 | — | 825 | — |
1907 | — | 275 | 110 | 1,023 | 27 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 93 | 150 | — | 1,453 | — |
1908 | — | 362 | 90 | 596 | 19 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 173 | 154 | — | 519 | — |
1909 | _ | 268 | 113 | 1,027 | 13 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 206 | — | 768 | — |
1910 | 1 | 171 | 89 | 524 | 10 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 102 | 196 | — | 396 | — |
1911 | — | 239 | 82 | 518 | 16 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 3 | 866 | 375 | — | 801 | — |
1912 | 3 | 429 | 87 | 474 | 20 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 1 | 3 | 129 | 689 | — | 775 | — |
1913 | — | 321 | 70 | 626 | 14 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 1 | 338 | 532 | 143 | 387 | — |
1914 | — | 416 | 107 | 714 | 18 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 1 | — | 199 | 400 | 98 | 967 | — |
1915 | — | 286 | 138 | 601 | 31 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 50 | 2 | 173 | 420 | 69 | 1,179 | — |
1916 | 1 | 271 | 95 | 232 | 9 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 17 | — | 80 | 392 | 77 | 1,590 | — |
1917 | — | 277 | 79 | 147 | 12 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | 22 | 1 | 101 | 448 | 95 | 1,710 | — |
1918 | — | 240 | 61 | 222 | 12 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 11 | 3 | 118 | 563 | 97 | 800 | — |
1919 | 4 | 398 | 63 | 243 | 26 | — | 7 | — | 123 | — | 61 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 123 | 394 | 80 | 1,886 | — |
1920 | 1 | 427 | 82 | 538 | 6 | — | 13 | — | 136 | — | 29 | 1 | — | 29 | 3 | 6 | — | 31 | 359 | 69 | 1,013 | — |
1921 | — | 592 | 59 | 1,351 | 11 | — | 14 | — | 187 | 49 | 10 | 4 | — | 32 | 9 | 2 | — | 454 | 285 | 71 | 481 | — |
1922 | — | 437 | 37 | 511 | 8 | 1 | 11 | — | 212 | 133 | 11 | — | — | 26 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 245 | 60 | 2,698 | — |
1923 | — | 152 | 40 | 334 | 16 | — | 8 | — | 196 | 46 | 4 | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 245 | 66 | 194 | — |
1924 | — | 195 | 45 | 440 | 11 | — | 7 | — | 249 | 105 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 273 | 69 | 2,679 | — |
1925 | — | 299 | 44 | 364 | 16 | — | 9 | — | 237 | 40 | 5 | 1 | — | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 246 | 54 | 1,916 | — |
1926 | — | 393 | 46 | 411 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 259 | 33 | 5 | — | — | 18 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 287 | 52 | 1,246 | — |
1927 | — | 278 | 65 | 478 | 9 | — | 8 | 30 | 280 | 36 | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 269 | 84 | 457 | — |
1928 | 3 | 300 | 89 | 529 | 17 | — | 20 | 28 | 216 | 14 | 12 | 1 | — | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 263 | 62 | 2,418 | — |
1929 | 5 | 496 | 80 | 567 | 7 | — | 15 | 38 | 293 | 90 | 5 | — | 1 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 250 | 52 | 151 | — |
1930 | 10 | 497 | 77 | 627 | 8 | — | 5 | 31 | 262 | 21 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 22 | 244 | 55 | 2,702 | 597 |
1931 | 3 | 281 | 80 | 387 | 3 | — | 8 | 41 | 327 | 44 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 229 | 51 | 113 | 672 |
1932 | 7 | 233 | 44 | 554 | 3 | — | 5 | 35 | 199 | 48 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 235 | 48 | 3,135 | — |
1933 | 2 | 370 | 67 | 1,004 | 5 | — | 4 | 36 | 181 | 68 | 2 | — | — | 9 | — | 9 | 2 | 5 | 207 | 45 | 354 | — |
1934 | — | 416 | 119 | 989 | 8 | — | 5 | 30 | 273 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 219 | 50 | 2,392 | — |
1935 | — | 313 | 78 | 634 | 9 | — | 3 | 42 | 230 | 25 | — | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 209 | 33 | 656 | — |
1936 | — | 176 | 68 | 609 | 12 | — | 5 | 23 | 231 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 63 | 217 | 36 | 2,060 |
Notification of Puerperal Pyrexia commenced October, 1926. †Measles notifiable from 1/1/1916 to 31/12/1919.
*Voluntary notification to 1910 ; partial to 1912 ; all cases thereafter. ‡Compulsory notification of Zymotic Enteritis commenced 1913.
X Chicken Pox was again made notifiable from April, 1930 to 30th September, 1931.