[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Torquay Borough.

  • Torquay (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Torquay Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Disease Total cases notified Cases admitted to Hospital Total Deaths Smallpox _ 66 _ Scarlet fever 85 — Diphtheria 22 22 1 Enteric fever (including paratyphoid) _ — _ Puerperal pyrexia 18 11 — Pneumonia 24 8 — Cerebro spinal fever .. — — — Erysipelas 16 1 — Ophthalmia neonatorum 1 — — Acute poliomyelitis 1 1 — Acute polioencephalitis — — — Encephalitis lethargica 1 1 — Dysentery .. 3 ] — Malaria (contracted abroad) 1 1 ■ Disease Age Group s Total Cases Notified Under 1 year OJ r—| NO rO LD 1 'd o r-H • m 10-15 15-20 20-35 35 45 45-65 65 and over Smallpox — Scarlet fever 1 - 2 2 6 25 30 6 10 3 - - 85 Diphtheria .. - 1 - 1 2 15 2 1 - - - - 22 Enteric fever (including paratyphoid) — Puerperal pyrexia - - - - - - - - - 18 - - - 18 Pneumonia .. 2 . 1 1 1 4 3 - 5 2 3 2 24 Cerebro-spinal fever • - • - • - - - - • - - — Erysipelas .. - - - - - - - 1 4 2 3 6 16 Ophthalmia neonatorum 1 1 Acute poliomyelitis - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 Acute polioencephalitis - — Encephalitis lethargica - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 Dysentery . . - - - - - 1 1 1 - - - - 3 Malaria 1 - - 1 Totals 4 1 4 4 9 46 36 9 37 8 6 8 172