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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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T able N o. 13.
Notification of Infectious Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis), 1950.
| Diseases. | Number of Cases (after correction of diagnosis) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Groups. | |||||||||||||
| Under 1 year. | 1 and under 3 years. | 3 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 10 years. | 10 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and over. | Ages unknown | Total | TotalNo. admitted to Hosp. | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 11 | 48 | 91 | 23 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 185 | 66 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 9 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 53 | 52 |
| Acute Encephalitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | — | 23 | 8 |
| Dysentery | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 26 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 48 | 44 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 11 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 120 | 47 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 18 | 5 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | 8 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 28 | Ill | 171 | 185 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 502 | 69 |
| Measles | 19 | 127 | 245 | 347 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 754 | 42 |
| Scabies | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 13 | 34 | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |