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 Chingford]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES TABULATED ACCORDING TO AGE (after correction)
Diseases | Under 1 year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5-9 | 10 - 14 | 15 - 19 | 20-34 | 35 - 44 | 45 - 64 | 65 & over | Totals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 45 |
Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Measles | 5 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 46 | - | 6 | - | — | 1 | - | 125 |
Whooping Cough | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Acute Infective Encephalitis | - | - | _ | _ | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Dysentery | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Acute Poliomyelitis | - | l | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
ANALYSIS OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
Diseases | Total cases | Total admitted to hospital |
---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 45 | |
Erysipelas | 5 | — |
Measles | 125 | 2 |
Whooping Cough | 5 | |
Pneumonia | 14 | 4 |
Food Poisoning | 2 | |
Acute Infective Encephalitis | 1 | 1 |
Dysentery | 15 | 2 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | - |
Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 |