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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Hackney 1958

[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 - 1958

INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS IN AGE GROUPS, ADMISSIONS TO HOSPITALS, AND DEATHS - 1958

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
Dysentery2587212212169420631198234-
Encephalitis, Infective2--------2---2-
Encephalitis, Post Infectious1------1-----1-
Erysipelas11-------12533-
Pood Poisoning57-24211764856220-
Measles82035761148391410632---41-
Meningococcal Infection4-21----1----4-
Ophthalmia Neonatorum2121-----------21-
Pneumonia, Acute Primary39-----51395106112
Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal2312-11111316561
Poliomyelitis, Paralytic2-1---1------2-
Puerperal Pyrexia121-------139216--117-
Scabies39-213213714-42--
Scarlet Fever179-2101611116231----29-
Whooping Cough798911413285--1--4-
Totals1,6567211716312113567366391624939202953