[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, East Grinstead U.D.C.
- East Grinstead (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1938
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, East Grinstead U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTh_R DIS^.-.S-S There were 27 cases of infectious disease notified during the year. The diphtheria notifications amounted to 4, and of this number 2 were children under ten years of age . One application was made for Diphtheria Immunisation during the year. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR 1938 1 AGE GROUPS Scarlet Fever - ______ i Diphtheria : Erysipelas Pneumonia Dysentery Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis TOTALS 0 ... ... 1 - - - 1 - - 1 2 - - - 1 - - 1 1 3 - 1 - 3 - - 4 4 - 1 - - - - 1 5 3 - 3 1 - 7 10 - - - _ - 1 1 15 - - - - - - - 20 1 1 3 - 1 6 35 - 1 - - 1 45 - 1 - 3 - - 65 and upwards . . . - - • 1 - — 1 Total notifications 3 4 1 16 1 2 27 i Total admissions to Hospital 3 v! 4 - 9 - 1 17 ] Total Deaths ! j ~ ! - ■ - 7 - i 7 i Cancer There were recorded during the year 18 deaths (7 male and 11 female) due to cancer, a rate per 1,000 estimated popula- tion of 1.86. MORTALITY IN AGE GROUPS Age Group Male Female Total 35 ...... 1 1 45 ...... - .3 3 55 2 2 4 65 ...... 1 3 4 75 ...... 4 2 6 85 and upwards “ ** Totals 1 1 7 11 13 -15-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29182724_0033.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
