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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
Lewisham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Notifications of infectious diseases in 1951 showing sex and age
Table 40
| Diseases | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | 65 up | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 15 | 10 | 92 | 58 | 40 | 34 | 35 | 63 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 185 | 180 |
| Encephalitis (acute) | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| Enteric and paratyphoid | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Food poisoning | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | — | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - |
| Measles | 56 | 61 | 1043 | 1097 | 619 | 609 | 21 | 39 | — | — | — | 1 | 1739 | 1807 |
| Meningococcal infection | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 88 | 85 |
| Poliomyelitis (acute) | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | 63 |
| Scabies | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | / | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 16 |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 77 | 65 | 5 | 8 | - | 2 | - | - | 117 | 98 |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | - | 10 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 98 | 102 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 163 | 136 |
| Whooping cough | 36 | 34 | 206 | 252 | 111 | 166 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 360 | 459 |
| Totals | 117 | 112 | 1406 | 1453 | 873 | 907 | 199 | 323 | 73 | 53 | 32 | 33 | 2700 | 2881 |
Analyses of certain diseases in table 40 into divisional areas:—
Table 41
| Div. areas | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | 65 up | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | W | 49 | 860 | 415 | 23 | - | 1 | 1,348 |
| 29 | 539 | 387 | 16 | - | - | 971 | ||
| 39 | 741 | 426 | 21 | - | - | 1,227 | ||
| Total | 117 | 2,140 | 1,228 | 60 | - | 1 | 3,546 | |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 58 | |
| 2 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 80 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 35 | ||
| Total | 6 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 48 | 39 | 173 | |
| Poliomyelitis | W | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| N | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | |
| S | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | |
| Total | - | 5 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 11 | |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | 27 | 64 | 4 | 2 | - | 98 | |
| 1 | 7 | 28 | 3 | - | - | 39 | ||
| 1 | 21 | 50 | 6 | - | - | 78 | ||
| Total | 3 | 55 | 142 | 13 | 2 | - | 215 | |
| Whooping cough | W | 21 | 125 | 84 | 5 | 1 | - | 236 |
| 24 | 162 | 101 | 3 | 1 | - | 291 | ||
| 25 | 171 | 92 | 3 | 1 | - | 292 | ||
| Total | 70 | 458 | 277 | 11 | 3 | - | 819 |