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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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C.- AGES OF CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1939.
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED - At Ages - Years. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At All Ages. | Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ;4 | 5 and under 10 | 10 and under 15 | 15 and under 20 | 20 and under 35 | 35 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and over. | |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 123 | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Diphtheria | 30 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid). | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 32 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Acute A nterior Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Measles* | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough* | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| *NOTIFIABLE SINCE 23RD OCTOBER, 1939. | |||||||||||||