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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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PREVALENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis).
| Disease. | Und. 1 yr. | 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 & over | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | – | 51 | 71 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 179 |
| Diphtheria | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 7 | — | 5 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 86 |
| Dysentery | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| Erysipelas | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 38 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 13 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | 17 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 57 |
| Measles | 35 | 620 | 509 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 1252 |
| Whooping Cough | 53 | 245 | 206 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 521 |
| Typhoid Fever | 4 | 10 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 21 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Disease.
Cases
Notified
Admitted
to Harrow
Isolation
Hospital
Admitted
to other
Isolation
Hospitals
Admitted
to other
Hospitals
Scarlet Fever 179 92 13 —
Diphtheria 29 — — —
Pneumonia 86 — — —
Dysentery 7 — 2 —
Erysipelas 38 — 12 —
Cerebro-spinal Fever 13 — 7 6
Puerperal Pyrexia . 17 — 13 1
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 3 — 2
Poliomyelitis 57 — 50 5
Measles 1,252 — 30 —
Whooping Cough 521 — 15 —
Typhoid Fever 21 — 21 —
Encephalitis Lethargica 1 — — 1