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 Lewisham Borough]
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Table 36
Diseases | Under 1 | /- | 3- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65 plus | 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 | |
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Dysentery | — | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 33 | 59 | |
Enteric and Paratyphoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
Food poisoning | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 16 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 9 | 39 |
Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | _ |
Measles | 56 | 44 | 422 | 366 | 500 | 474 | 952 | 1026 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 11 | — | 1 | — | _ | 1962 | 1943 |
Meningococcal infection | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Ophthalmia neonatorum | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 65 | 56 |
Poliomyelitis (paralytic) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 18 |
Poliomyelitis (nonparalytic) | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | _ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 55 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 92 |
Scabies | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 10 |
Scarlet fever | — | — | 8 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 46 | 49 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 77 | 81 |
Tuberculosis (respiratory) | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | _— | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 52 | 44 | 48 | 39 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 133 | 122 |
Tuberculosis (nonrespiratory) | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 11 |
Whooping cough | 23 | 38 | 42 | 38 | 66 | 71 | 87 | 6 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | 177 | 235 | |
Totals | 90 | 73 | 489 | 432 | 574 | 566 | 1108 | 1197 | 36 | 52 | 48 | 124 | 76 | 169 | 70 | 57 | 35 | 21 | 2526 | 2691 |