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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Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1954.
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 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | — | 35 | 2 | — |
Encephalitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | 15 | 1 | — |
Food Poisoning | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 6 | — |
Measles | 16 | 25 | 35 | 59 | 3 | 318 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 523 | 9 | — |
Meningococcal Infections | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — |
Pneumonia | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 82 | 5 | 41 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 64 | 13 | — |
Typhoid & Para-Typhoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Whooping Cough | 11 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 74 | 3 | — |
Totals | 35 | 42 | 50 | 78 | 84 | 414 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 868 | 53 | 41 |
Table 28.
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