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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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Complications:
Three patients suffered from palatal paralysis, one from paralysis of
the extrinsic eye muscles, while the heart musculature was involved in
one case.
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 | 1 | 58 | 195 | 73 | ??? | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | 387 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 57 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 124 |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 47 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 18 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 |
| Pemphigus neonatorum | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 12 | 185 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 573 |
| Whooping Cough | 59 | 330 | 267 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 682 |
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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 | 387 | 219 | 1 | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 57 | 55 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 124 | — | — | — | 111 |
| Erysipelas | 47 | — | 11 | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18 | — | 8 | — | 1 |
| Dysentery | 13 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 7 | — | — | 7 | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Malaria | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| Pemphigus neonatorum | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 573 | — | 13 | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 682 | — | 15 | — | 3 |