Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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DISEASE | CASES NOTIFIED AT VARIOUS AGES (YEARS) | Total cases notified | Cases admitted Hospital | Deaths | |||||||||||||
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Under 1 year | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | Over 65 | Age not known | ||||
Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Dysentery | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 13 | 6 | — | 21 | 4 | — |
Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Measles | 26 | 43 | 52 | 52 | 84 | 229 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 17 | 542 | 28 | 1 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Acute Polio-encephalitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 48 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — |
Scarlet Fever | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 22 | 9 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 99 | 49 | — |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 142 | 11 | — |
Totals | 43 | 60 | 75 | 76 | 123 | 321 | 43 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 869 | 121 | 52 |