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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 27.
Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1951.
| DISEASE | 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 | Total cases notified | Cases admitted Hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 5 | - |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 3 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 2 | — |
| Measles | 37 | 119 | 162 | 203 | 208 | 681 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 1,481 | 32 | — |
| Para-typhoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | — |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 83 | 4 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 64 | 32 | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 27 | 16 | 37 | 51 | 47 | 143 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 342 | 15 | - |
| Totals | 72 | 140 | 209 | 266 | 273 | 880 | 38 | 18 | 25 | 38 | 27 | 43 | 28 | 24 | 2,081 | 111 | — |