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 lyr. | 1yr. | 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 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
Para-Typhoid Fever | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
Scarlet Fever | 92 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 25 |
Diphtheria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Erysipelas | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 7 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Acute Poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 9 | 2 | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 9 |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pneumonia | 64 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 13 |
Undulant Fever | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Malaria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Dysentery | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Measles | 881 | 26 | 73 | 95 | 105 | 118 | 442 | 11 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 9 |
Whooping Cough | 206 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 38 | 89 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Food Poisoning | 5 | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Tuberculosis:— Pulmonary | 1 163 | - | - | - | l | - | 3 | 3 | 29 | 66 | 14 | 38 | 9 | - |
Non-pulmonary | 19 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | l | 3 | 5 | 2 1 | 2 | 4 | - |