London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Lewisham 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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Altogether it will be seen that there have been over 300 confirmed cases of poliomyelitis in the borough beginning with the year 1947. The next table gives various comparisons between each of these last nine years.

Table 40

YearConfirmed cosesDivisionNo. of weeks with 3 or more casesTypeSexAge groupsResult*
WNSParalyticN-PMF0-/-5-15-25-45-65+DiedCompl. recov.ParalysedUnknown
SevereMild
1947 %762624261047294333223271112172220198
343234623857433303515161010322928
1948 %9342154452322_5121
33452256444456022342222000631225
1949 %41131315529122516514135431410104
323236712961391234321210008382727
1950 %381310156261219191111196__141293
34264068325050329292316000403426
1951 %11335Nil29835114__—_812
27274618827327046993600089011
1952 %15348Nil8787_4812__843_
2027535347534702753713000532720
1953 %52751413103517223031321105_22213132
48272567334258625401910004442626
1954 %16385Nil4128816621__151
19503125755050638381260009307
1955 %63242415104320382551228891_2328192
38382468326040819441314203531331
Total %321113104104199122173146179011849452_14140687722
36323262385545528371514105462326

*The percentages in these columns relate to the traced cases.