London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hackney 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table showing Notifications of Infectious Disease received in1944,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 Pneumonia5......1....1..1..2..1..
Acute Primary Pneumonia731331115654720736..
Cerebro-spinal Fever7..1............132..71
Diphtheria602125..2612552....532
Dysentery82191074122243424761
Encephalitis Lethargies1..............1........1..
Enteric Fever2..... .......1......1..21
Erysipelas43................1825926..
Malaria10................631..6..
Measles29621302824..108321391....59..
Ophthalmia Neonatorum1818......................5..
Puerperal Fever9..... ...........81....8..
Puerperal Pyrexia54..............5409....52..
Scabies1,032323032301885871532891341212111..
Scarlet Fever236..714162510341161029..1911
Whooping Cough5398998646155160651......1107
Totals2,4671641791531451335091882053791731786164413

Cases of mistaken diagnosis are excluded from this Table.