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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
Heston and Isleworth 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Disease | Total | Under 1 yr. | 1 yr. | 2 yrs. | 3 yrs. | 4 yrs. | 5-9 yrs. | 10-14 yrs. | 15-19 yrs. | 20-34 yrs. | 35-44 yrs. | 45-64 yrs. | 65 yrs. + | Cases admitted to hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Para-Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 138 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 75 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 54 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 26 | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 10 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 14 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 14 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 52 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 9 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Measles | 523 | 17 | 72 | 92 | 64 | 77 | 194 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 46 |
| Whooping Cough | 173 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 60 | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 12 |
| Food Poisoning | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Tuberculosis:— | ||||||||||||||
| P ulmoxii ary | 208 | — | — | 3 | l | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 92 | 25 | 44 | 7 | |
| ...... | 11 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |