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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1949.
| DISEASE | CASES NOTIFIED AT VARIOUS AGES (YEARS) | Total cases notified | Cases admitted Hospital | Deaths | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 16 | 4 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 2 | — | |
| Measles | 34 | 76 | 180 | 331 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 749 | 25 | — | |||
| Para-typhoid | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 33 | 56 | |||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Scarlet Fever | — | 7 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 83 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | |
| Typhoid Fever ... | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 88 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 199 | 14 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 67 | 116 | 120 | 219 | 508 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 1235 | 149 | 59 |
Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1949.
DISEASE
CASES NOTIFIED AT VARIOUS AGES (YEARS)
Total
cases
notified
Cases
admitted
Hospital
Deaths
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
Dysentery
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
1
1
—
8
5
—
Erysipelas
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
—
—
1
2
8
3
—
16
4
—
Food Poisoning
3
4
6
3
3
—
—
2
10
9
16
1
3
3
63
2
—
Measles
18
34
76
88
180
331
10
3
3
3
—
—
3
749
25
—
Para-typhoid
-
--
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
—
Acute Poliomyelitis
1
1
—
3
—
1
1
3
2
1
2
—
—
—
15
15
2
Pneumonia
—
1
1
1
—
4
1
2
—
3
3
6
11
—
33
8
56
Puerperal Pyrexia
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
11
7
2
—
—
—
21
21
—
Scarlet Fever
—
7
10
2
10
83
9
6
—
1
—
—
—
—
128
52
—
Typhoid Fever ...
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
—
2
2
—
Whooping Cough
13
19
22
23
26
88
4
—
—
2
—
—
—
1
199
14
1
Totals
36
67
116
120
219
508
26
17
24
29
29
17
19
7
1235
149
59
Five smallpox contacts were kept under observation by the department.
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