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Hackney 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS IN AGE GROUPS, ADMISSIONS TO HOSPITALS, AND DEATHS - 1955

INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS IN AGE GROUPS, ADMISSIONS TO HOSPITALS, AND DEATHS - 1955

DiseaseAt all agesUnder 1 year1 to 2 years2 to 3 years3 to 4 years4 to 5 years5 to 10 years10 to 15 years15 to 20 years20 to 35 years35 to 45 years45 to 65 years65 and upwardsAdmitted to HospitalDeaths
Continued Fever1--------1-----
Dysentery447824211223207795421664211
Encephalitis, infective2-----2------2-
Erysipelas22--------44867-
Food Poisoning43-522284-7193111
Malaria1-------1----1-
Measles2, 141552352832993089131912161--781
Meningococcal infection4-----12---1-4-
Ophthalmia Neonatorum22-------------
Paratyphoid Fever .,401----1454923231c
Pneumonia, Acute Primary „.603---22-1872710325
Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal6-------1-1132
Poliomyelitis, Paralytic201221-42431--20-
Poliomyelitis, Non-paralytic15-----84111--15-
Puerperal Pyrexia90-------13716--901
Scabies23-1-113327221--
Scarlet Fever81-3476479221-26-
Whooping Cough29536222832361365-----16-
Totals3,2931062923403543781,345132461714357293569