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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
Twickenham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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TABLE IV. Notifications of Infectious Disease during 1920.
| Disease. | Under 1 year | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over | South | East | West | Cent. | Whitt. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 12 | 15 | 4 | — | 39 |
| Diphtheria | — | 9 | 52 | 6 | 10 | — | — | 22 | 11 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 77 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 6 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 14 |
| Measles and German Measles | 3 | 92 | 411 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 173 | 183 | 87 | 11 | 506 |
| Opth. Neon. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 8 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Letfiargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia P. | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
| „ Influenzal | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 9 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Tuberculosis, pulmonary | — | — | 5 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 1 | — | 17 | 16 | 6 | — | 39 |
| „ non-pulmonary | — | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 9 |
| Small-Pox | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |