London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hounslow 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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| Disease | Total | Age in years under | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-19 | 20-34 | 35-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Age unknown | Cases admitted to hospital | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Dysentery | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Encephalitis, acute | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Food poisoning | 15 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| Infective j aundice | 61 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 29 |
| Malaria | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Measles | 675 | 29 | 62 | 92 | 90 | 83 | 298 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 22 |
| Meningitis acute | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Scarlet fever | 50 | - | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Tuberculosis pulmonary | 71 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 14 | - | 28 |
| non pulmonary | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 14 |
| Typhoid fever | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Whooping cough | 30 | 6 | - | 3 | - | 5 | 2 | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
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