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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OYER ACUTE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
(a). Notifiable Diseases.
Table II. at the end of the report shews the various infectious
diseases notified daring the year, and the incidence of these
diseases.
The following table shews the total number of cases of each
disease notified under the Infectious Disease (Notification) Act,
1889, for each year since 1901:—
Table shewing the total number of notifications received annually under the Infectious Disease (Notification) Act, 1889, since 1901.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 104 | 40 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 180 |
| 1902 | 112 | 85 | 10 | 20 | ... | 227 |
| 1903 | 143 | 29 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 205 |
| 1904 | 65 | 37 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 145 |
| 1905 | 85 | 105 | 8 | 33 | 2 | 233 |
| 1906 | 69 | 68 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 163 |
| 1907 | 80 | 119 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 221 |
| 1908 | 98 | 45 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 167 |
| 1909 | 130 | 34 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 204 |
| 1910 | 81 | 31 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 149 |
| 1911 | 75 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 147 |
| 1912 | 98 | 25 | 3 ' | 32 | 4 | 162 |
| 1913 | 106 | 53 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 192 |
| 1914 | 135 | 112 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 312 |