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 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 |
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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 | - | - | - |