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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
Harrow 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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PREVALENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis).
| Disease. | Und. lyr. | 1-4 yrs. | 5-9 yrs. | 10-14 yrs. | 15-19 yrs. | 20-24 yrs. | 25-34 yrs. | 35-44 yrs. | 45-54 yrs. | 55-64 yrs. | 65 & yrs. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 66 | 179 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | 331 |
| Diphtheria | — | 12 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 51 |
| Enceph. Leth | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 143 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 40 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 4 |
| C.S. Fever | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | —. | 1 | 24 |
| Dysentery | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 |
| Measles | 21 | 473 | 635 | 73 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 1275 |
| Whooping Cough | 70 | 605 | 528 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 4 | — | 3 | 1259 |
| Pemphigus Neon | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Puerp. Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 9 |
| Ophth. Neon. | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | 4 | — | - | — | 4 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 18 |
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| Disease | Cases Notified | Admitted to Harrow Isolation Hospital | Admitted to other Isolation Hospitals | Admitted to other Hospitals | Deaths Registered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 331 | 253 | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 51 | 48 | 2 | - | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 143 | - | - | - | 148 |
| Erysipelas | 40 | - | 19 | - | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 4 | - | - | 2 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 24 | - | 4 | 17 | 7 |
| Dysentery | 11 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Measles | 1275 | 1 | 18 | - | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 1259 | - | 19 | - | 8 |
| Pemphigus Neon. | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Opthalmia Neon. | 7 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Pood Poisoning | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid Fever | 18 | - | 9 | 4 | 1 |
DIPHTHERIA.
Incidence.
51 notifications were received during the year, though in a number
the diagnosis was subsequently amended, mostly to tonsillitis. The
corrected figure of 39 in a population of — gives a rate per 1,000
population of-. (The figures for the years 1934 to 1940 were 0.60,
0.58, 0.22, 0.54, 0.28 and 0.41.)
Nearly one-half of the cases occurred in the first quarter, while the
third was the quarter of lightest incidence.