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
Greenwich 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| DISABILITY | SEX | AGE GROUPS (in years) | TOTALS | GRAND TOTALS | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-15 | 16-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70-79 | 80-89 | 90 & over | Males | Females | |||
| Bronchitis and Br. Asthma | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 35 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | ||||
| Heart Conditions | M | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | - | 1 | 27 | 28 | 55 |
| F | - | - | 2 | - | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | ||||
| Vascular Conditions | M | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | - | - | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| F | - | 1 | - | — | I | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | ||||
| Lung Diseases and Removals | M | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Others | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| F | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | M | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 7 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 56 | |
| F | - | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Grand Totals | 2 | 2 | 7 | - | 9 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 135 | |||
(iii) Analysis of "Organic Nervous Diseases" Group
| DISABILITY | SEX | AGE GROUPS (in years) | TOTALS | GRAND TOTALS | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-15 | 16-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70-79 | 80-89 | 90 & over | Males | Females | |||
| Spastics | M | 1 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | 31 | 62 | |
| F | 2 | 3 | 1 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | |||
| Hemi- mono, quadra and Para-Plegia | M | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 13 | - | 86 | 88 | 174 |
| F | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 9 | - | ||||
| Epilepsy | M | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 27 | 27 | 54 |
| F | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | ||||
| Poliomyelitis | M | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 25 | 24 | 49 |
| F | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | |||||
| Sclerosis | M | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 47 | 32 | 79 |
| F | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | - | ||||
| Parkinson's Disease | M | — | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | 18 | 27 | 45 |
| F | - | - | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | i | — | ||||
| Other | M | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | - | 42 | 22 | 64 |
| F | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | ||||
| Totals | M | 6 | 10 | 27 | 20 | 31 | 50 | 33 | 36 | 45 | 18 | - | 276 | 251 | |
| F | 3 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 28 | 37 | 50 | 16 | - | ||||
| Grand Totals | 9 | 16 | 50 | 32 | 66 | 91 | 61 | 73 | 95 | 34 | - | 527 | |||