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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 1952
[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. | Age Unknown | Total | Total No admitted to Hosp. | |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 22 | 48 | 171 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 259 | 74 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Meningoccocal Infection | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 23 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (non paralytic) | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 21 | 7 |
| Dysentery | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 30 | 22 |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 39 | 15 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 69 | 51 |
| Scabies | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — |
| Acute Pneumonia | 8 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 123 | 33 |
| Food Poisoning | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 20 | 4 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 26 | 9 | — | — | — | 48 | 48 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 24 | 75 | 76 | 128 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 325 | 43 |
| Measles | 32 | 280 | 384 | 654 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | 1,417 | 50 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | - | — | — | 8 | 6 |
| Acute Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | -- | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | 1 |