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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Table No. 15.
Notification of Infectious Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis), 1955.
| 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 | — | 5 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 45 | 16 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Meningoccocal Infection | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | 16 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 60 | 60 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Non-paralytic) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 59 | 58 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 |
| Dysentery | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 31 |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 57 |
| Scabies ., | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — |
| Acute Pneumonia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 38 | 5 | 137 | 8 |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 6 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | 1 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 1 | — | 4 | 94 | 91 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 26 | 35 | 42 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 176 | 22 |
| Measles | 90 | 575 | 738 | 1498 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 2,985 | 108 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Malaria | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 |
| Acute Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |