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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

Hackney 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: Table showing Notifications of Infectious Disease received in1942,in Age Groups, Admissions to Hospitals, and Deaths

Table showing Notifications of Infectious Disease received in1942,in Age Groups, Admissions to Hospitals, and Deaths

Disease.Cases Notified.No. of cases admitted to HospitalsNo. of Deaths
At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
Under 1.1 to 2.2 to 3.3 to 4.4 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia4. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2. .1122
Acute Primary Pneumonia73131. .1102610101910455
Cerebro-spinal Fever156. .. .1. .1113. .11156
Diphtheria66163392574521. .661
Dysentery10112. .. .31. .11. .. .91
Enteric Fever5. .1. .. .. .. .11. .1. .15. .
Erysipelas68. .. .. .. .. .114814328491
Malaria1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .
Measles77245768278923722052. .. .. .1713
Ophthalmia Neonatorum1313. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .5. .
Poliomyelitis1. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .
Puerperal Fever1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .11
Puerperal Pyrexia83. .. .. .. .. .. .. .3719. .. .782
Scarlet Fever25119162232129266811. .227. .
Whooping Cough372575840603711451. .. .. .. .1028
Totals1,735125154144164171656643111139552177630

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Cases of mistaken diagnosis are excluded from this Table.