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Port of London 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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9.
APPENDIX, II
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
| DISEASE | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | MEAN ANNUAL NO. FOR 10 YEARS ENDING 3IST DECEMBER 1943. | 1943 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) CASES REPORTED: | |||||||||||
| CHOLERA (INCLUD1NG SUSPECTED CASES) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | |
| YELLOW FEVER „ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PLAGUE „ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SMALLPOX | 11 | 4 | 9 | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.6 | - |
| SCARLET FEVER | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 | 5 |
| DIPHTHERIA | 13 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 8.2 | 3 |
| ENTERIC FEVER | 23 | 16 | 29 | 38 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15.7 | - |
| MEASLES | 38 | 41 | 16 | 57 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25.3 | 1 |
| GERMAN MEASLES | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10.7 | 1 |
| ERYSIPELAS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1.7 | - |
| TYPHUS FEVER | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - |
| TUBERCULOSIS PULMONARY | 114 | 133 | 120 | 94 | 75 | 83 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 65.9 | 12 |
| OTHER KINDS | 9 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1.6 | - |
| OTHER DISEASES (INCLUDING CHIGKENPOX) | 516 | 647 | 543 | 508 | 540 | 388 | 178 | 88 | 179 | 386.0 | 273 |
| TOTALS | 736 | 867 | 749 | 707 | 762 | 395 | 239 | 114 | 196 | 526.2 | 295 |
| (b) ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL: | |||||||||||
| CHOLERA (INCLUDING SUSPECTED CASES) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| YELLOW FEVER „ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PLAGUE „ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SMALLPOX | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | |
| TYPHUS FEVER | - | 2x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - |
| SCARLET FEVER | 5 | 2 | I | 2 | 14 | - | - | - | 2 | 2.9 | 5 |
| DIPHTHERIA | 2 | 1 | I6x | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | 9 | 5 | 4.5 | 2 |
| ENTERIC FEVER | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | - | I | 5.7 | - |
| MEASLES | 13 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 28/- | 7/- | 3 | - | 1 | 10.4 | - |
| ERYSIPELAS | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 0.4 | - |
| PAROTITIS | 4 | 5x | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | - | - | - | 2.7 | 2 |
| DYSENTERY | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 0.2 | - |
| OTHER DISEASES (INCLUDING CHICKENPOX) | 21 | 26 | 36 | 63 | I33xx | 79 | 52 | 26 | 15 | 16.9 | 16 |
| TOTALS | 56 | 52 | 68 | 115 | 199 | 107 | 58 | 37 | 24 | 74.1 | 25 |
x Includes one Contact,
xx Includes three contacts.
/- Includes six contacts.