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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Table No. 18. Notification of Infectious Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis), 1953.
| 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 | — | 14 | 34 | 144 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 215 | 45 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Meningoccocal Infection | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | — | — | — | 10 | 9 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Non-paralytic) | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | 3 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 15 | 4 |
| Dysentery | — | 9 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 31 | 8 |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 47 | 28 |
| Scabies | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | — |
| Acute Pneumonia | 9 | 14 | 8 | 19 | — | 5 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 30 | 2 | 157 | 31 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 22 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 36 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 77 | 76 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 31 | 75 | 96 | 153 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 375 | 35 |
| Measles | 42 | 261 | 289 | 403 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 1,051 | 84 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 12 |
| Acute Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |