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Brentford and Chiswick 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE VI.
Ages ok Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year, 1949.
| 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 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 641 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 45 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 511 | 11 | 61 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 209 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 4† | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
* In addition, four cases originally notified were subsequently diagnosed not Scarlet Fever.
† In addition, one case originally notified was subsequently diagnosed not Poliomyelitis.