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

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Hackney 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table showing Notifications of Infectious Disease received in 1949, 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 6.5 to 10.10 to 16.15 to 20.20 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia9................112522
Acute Primary Pneumonia431222254154105182
Acute Polioencephalitis3......111............31
Acute Poliomyelitis3528311..62111....351
Cerebro-spinal Fever31..1....1............3..
Diphtheria16......118221..1..16..
Dysentery91....3..1....3l....8..
Enteric Fever12......11..232l2..12..
Erysipelas24..........1....46948..
Food Poisoning9..........1..111236..
Malaria1................1..........
Measles2,00977270347276250762155511..571
Ophthalmia Neonatorum ..77......................1..
Puerperal Pyrexia28..............3205....5..
Scabies128..37528412481216112..
Scarlet Fever267..1025292914521412..1107..
Whooping Cough36242495761509921....1..382
Totals2,9651313424423903361,0385233933544293219

Cases of mistaken diagnosis are excluded from this Table.