London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Twickenham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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| 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthrax | - | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | i | — | — | - | — | — | - |
| Scarlet l ever | 27 | 36 | 25 | 49 | 71 | 124 | 173 | 102 | 96 | 91 |
| Diphtheria | 20 | 60 | 88 | J17 | 93 | 136 | 64 | 27 | 29 | |
| Dysentery | — | - | — | - | — | 28 | ~~ | - | - | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pvrexia | † | † | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — |
| Pneumonia:— | ||||||||||
| Primary | 18 | 43 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 17 |
| Influenzal | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Erysipelas | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| Malaria | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Encephalitis lethargica | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - |
| Acute Polio Encephalitis | 9 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — | ||
| Tuberculosis:— | 27 | |||||||||
| Pulmonary | 56 | 45 | 36 | 42 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 44 | 51 | |
| Non-pulmonarv | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
† Not notifiable
Tuberculosis.
Following is a table of the notifications of new cases of tuberculosis received during the year, with the ages at the time of notification and a table of the deaths which occurred as the result of tuberculosis, with the ages at which death occurred.
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Xon-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | - | - | 1 | - | — | — | — | - |
| 10 | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | — | - | - |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ' ' |
| 20 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | - |
| 25 | 0 | 6 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 |
| 35 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| 45 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 55 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
| 03 and upwards | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 16 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 16 | — | 1 |
The treatment of cases of tuberculosis is carried out by Officers of the Middlesex County
Council, but all cases residing in the Borough were visited at regular intervals by the Health
Visitors of the Corporation.