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
Lewisham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Notifications of infectious diseases in 1954 showing sex and age groups
Table 38
| Diseases | Under I | 1- | 3- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65 plus | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 7 | 3 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 69 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 176 | 218 |
| Encephalitis (acute) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric and Paratyphoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| Food poisoning | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 44 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 11 | — | 1 | 22 | 88 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Measles | 8 | 11 | 41 | 54 | 46 | 44 | 162 | 147 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | -— | — | — | — | 260 | 261 |
| Meningococcal infection | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 43 |
| Poliomyelitis (paralytic) | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Poliomyelitis (nonparalytic) | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 59 |
| Scabies | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 |
| Scarlet fever | — | — | 10 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 112 | 113 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 173 | 158 |
| Tuberculosis (respiratory) | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 118 | 110 |
| Tuberculosis (nonrespiratory) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 13 | 15 |
| Whooping cough | 20 | 14 | 48 | 44 | 58 | 71 | 77 | 94 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 209 | 240 | |
| Totals | 39 | 31 | 131 | 136 | 172 | 188 | 436 | 440 | 44 | 49 | 41 | 132 | 86 | 169 | 64 | 57 | 25 | 23 | 1038 | 1225 |