Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 10 |
Acute Poliomyelitis, paralytic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Acute Primary Pneumonia | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 69 |
Dysentery | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 88 |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 40 |
Food Poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | l | .. | 3 |
Malaria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Measles | 134 | 117 | 77 | 100 | 67 | 47 | 208 | 233 | 195 | 108 | 104 | 244 | 115 | 123 | 184 | 112 | 2,168 |
Meningococcal infection | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 26 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 55 |
Scabies | 4 | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | l | 5 | 1 | 36 |
Scarlet Fever | 29 | 24 | 13 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 316 |
Whooping Cough | 16 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 61 | 58 | 42 | 23 | 34 | 39 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 453 |
Totals | 195 | 224 | 118 | 154 | 109 | 89 | 319 | 342 | 273 | 166 | 181 | 329 | 163 | 177 | 251 | 160 | 3,250 |
Cases of mistaken diagnosis are excluded from this Table.
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