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
Chelsea 1959
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1959
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NOTIFICATIONS. The following table shows the total (corrected) number of cases of Infectious Diseases received during the year.
| Disease | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 yrs | 5 and under 15 yrs | 15 and under 25 yrs | 25 and under 45 yrs | 45 and under 65 yrs | 65 yrs and over | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery (Sonne) | 7 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 8 | - | - | 61 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Measles | 6 | 222 | 177 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | 416 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Pneumonia : Ac. Influenzal | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 9 |
| Ac. Primary | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Poliomyelitis : Paralytic | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Non-paralytic | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | 19 | 17 | - | - | 36 |
| Scabies | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 12 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 31 | |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 18 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 33 |
| TOTALS | 18 | 279 | 223 | 37 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 613 |