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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 24
| Disease | CASES NOTIFIED AT VARIOUS AGES (YEARS) | Total cases notified | 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 | |||
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil | - |
| Dysentery | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 11 | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 9 | - |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil | - |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil | - |
| Measles | 27 | 72 | 121 | 146 | 144 | 540 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1097 | - |
| Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil | - |
| Pneumonia | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | - | 32 | 86 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil | - | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | 8 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 32 | - |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil | - |
| Typhoid & Para-Typhoid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil | - |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 33 | - |
| Totals | 30 | 79 | 133 | 160 | 153 | 566 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 16 | - | 1221 | 86 |