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

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Hackney 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table showing Notifications of Infectious Disease received in 1947, 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 5.6 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia4..................1..31..
Acute Primary Pneumonia6363....16161081111346
Acute Polioencephalitis2..............11......2..
Acute Poliomyelitis392522..12466......371
Cerebro-spinal Fever521......1l..........52
Diphtheria2813..3393231....274
Dysentery12..13122..1..11..6..
Enteric Fever2................1..1......
Erysipelas431..............31121718..
Malaria1....................1..1..
Measles51141677278731589562....4602
Ophthalmia Neonatorum2121......................14..
Puerperal Fever6................51....5..
Puerperal Pyrexia32..............5252....27..
Scabies318961661224173899414192..
Scarlet Fever313..620302914170962....125..
Typhus Fever1....................1..1..
Whooping Cough5507782769472143213......4913
Totals1,951160174189214192496107741687077301,25618
Cases of mistaken diagnosis are excluded from this Table.