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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Table 27
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 | ||||
Dysentery | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 44 | 1 | — |
Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 13 | 1 | — |
Food Poisoning | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | — | 75 | 8 | — |
Measles | 9 | 49 | 61 | 89 | 86 | 374 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 703 | 20 | — |
Meningococcal Infections | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — |
Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 21 | 2 | 101 | 8 | 50 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | — |
Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 85 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 135 | 42 | — |
Whooping Cough | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 54 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 102 | 4 | — |
Totals | 24 | 62 | 86 | 121 | 120 | 539 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 40 | 72 | 31 | 2 | 1,218 | 125 | 51 |