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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1942
| DISEASE | CASES: NOTIFIED AT VARIOUS AGES (YEARS) | Total Cases Notfd. | Cases admtd. to Hospt. | Total Deaths | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | Over 65 | ||||
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | - | - | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Malaria | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Nil | - |
| Measles | 40 | 67 | 109 | 99 | 142 | 605 | 5b | 15 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | 1144 | 12 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | Nil | - |
| Pneumonia | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 8 | 57 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | 3 | - | - | 18 | 8 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 125 | 41 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91 | 9 | 3 |