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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
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 & up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 172 | 382 | 85 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 707 | |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 73 |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 26 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 38 | 30 | 21 | 27 | 236 |
| Dysentery | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 15 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 52 |
| Cerebro-spinal | ||||||||||||
| Fever | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 17 |
| Puerperal | ||||||||||||
| Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 |
| Ophthalmia | ||||||||||||
| Neonatorum | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | I | — | 1 | |||||||||
| Malaria | — | — | — | _ | 1 | — | _ | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Measles | 30 | 590 | 785 | 46 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 1516 |
| Whooping Cough | 39 | 174 | 162 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 393 |
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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 | 707 | 481 | 5 | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 73 | 63 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 236 | —_ | — | — | 126 |
| Dysentery | 15 | — | 3 | 4 | — |
| Erysipelas | 52 | — | 12 | 7 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 17 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18 | — | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Malaria | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | — |
| Measles | 1516 | _ | 28 | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 393 | — | 11 | — | 3 |
DIPHTHERIA.
Incidence.
68 notifications were received during the year of cases occurring
amongst the civilian population. Of these though, 15 were cases of
tonsillitis and in 13 other instances the patient was suffering from some
condition other than diphtheria, leaving a corrected figure of 40, this
being a rate per thousand population of — (the figures for the years
1934 to 1942 were 0.6, 0.58, 0.22, 0.54, 0.28, 0.41, 0.20 and 0.26).