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
Lambeth 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Age Group | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Measles | Dysentery | Meningococcal Infection | Totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Under 1 year | - | - | 15 | 14 | 68 | 77 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 181 |
| 1 year | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 179 | 166 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 366 |
| 2 years | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 218 | 170 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 418 |
| 3 years | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 160 | 199 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 396 |
| 4 years | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 162 | 175 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 356 |
| 5—9 years | 14 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 353 | 398 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | 810 |
| 10-14 years | - | 1 | - | - | 18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 39 |
| 15-24 years | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 19 |
| 25 years and over | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | - | 1 | 38 |
| Age unknown | - | - | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | - | 1 | " | - | 30 |
| TOTALS | 28 | 18 | 64 | 58 | 1186 | 1223 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 2653 |