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 Twickenham]
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CASES OP INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1914.
Notifiable Disease | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality. | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Central Ward. | South Ward. | East Ward. | West Ward. | Whitton Ward. | ||||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cholera Plague . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria (including Membranous croup) | 92 | ... | 15 | 68 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 22 | 12 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 77 |
Erysipelas | 22 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | ... |
Scarlet fever | 98 | ... | 16 | 69 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | 33 | 12 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 90 |
Typhus fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric fever | 9 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 |
Relapsing fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Continued fever | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Puerperal fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... |
Cerebrospinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Poliomyelitis Ophthalmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Neonatorum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 62 | ... | 1 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 12 | ... | 11 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 3 | ... |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 10 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... |
Totals | 300 | ... | 33 | 155 | 27 | 62 | 20 | 3 | 75 | 43 | 107 | 64 | 11 | 172 |
Isolation Hospitals:-Twickenham Urban District Council's Isolation Hospital, Nelson Road, Whitton (for scarlet fever and diphtheria).
Mereway Hospital (for small pox).
Sanatoria, Ac., Tuberculosis cases treated through the Middlesex County Council.