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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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| 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. | Total | Total No. admitted to Hosp. | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 13 | 58 | 121 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 208 | 81 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1Z | 7 |
| Dysentery | 2 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 23 |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 48 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 10 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 23 | 131 | 11 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | 3 | — | — | 31 | 30 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | 8 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 62 | 144 | 164 | 147 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 524 | 49 |
| Measles | 89 | 702 | 995 | 1,107 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 2,940 | 106 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 3 |