Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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TABLE No. 6 Summary of Infectious Disease Notifications 1959. (Corrected) Age Groups
Disease | Under1 | 1—2 | 2-3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5—10 | 10—15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | 65 & over | Totals | Total | ||||||||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 8 | 28 |
Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Food Poisoning | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | — | 11 | 8 | 19 |
Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 63 | 76 | 139 |
Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 |
Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scabies | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Totals | 9 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 120 | 243 |