London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
St Pancras 1918
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
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The work that is being done in regard to the prevention of infant mortality
is described elsewhere in this report (pages 18-27).
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The figures have not been corrected for subsequent revision of diagnosis.
| DISEASES. | At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under i. | 1 and [ under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2. Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 332 | 93 | 147 | 57 | 18 | 12 | — | |
| 3. Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 399 | 7 | 124 | 13 | 53 | 38 | — | |
| 4. Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | 1 | 12 | — | |||
| 6. Fever, Simple or Continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Puerperal Fever | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — |
| 9. Erysipelas | 121 | 7 | 8 | — | 9 | 16 | to | 21 |
| 10. Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11. Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12. Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 13. Glanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14. Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15. Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| l6. Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 17. Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 40 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18. Chicken-pox* | 144 | 188 | 30 | 12 | 5 | |||
| 1330 | 82 | 375 | 490 | 12 | 91 | 119 | 21 | |
| Tuberculosis—Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912, Primary | ||||||||
| Notifications on Forms "A," "B," " C D Pulmonary | 1034 | 2 | 21 | 80 | 18 | 667 | 34 | |
| Do. other Forms | 203 | 48 | 53 | 31 | 31 | 6 | ||
| Public Health (Measles and German Measles) Regulations, 1915— | ||||||||
| Measles | 2144 | 749 | 37 | 46 | 35 | — | ||
| Germen Measles | 311 | 18 | 100 | 128 | 18 | 26 | — | |
* Notifiable part year only.