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
London County Council 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Diphtheria Notifications, 1891-5.
| Ages under 3. | Ages 3-13. | Ages 13 and upwards. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks preceding holiday influence. | Weeks of holiday influence. | Weeks following holiday influence. | Weeks preceding holiday influence. | Weeks of holiday influence. | Weeks following holiday influence. | Weeks preceding holiday influence. | Weeks of holiday influence. | Weeks following holiday influence. | |
| Bradford. | |||||||||
| 1891 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 1892 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 1893 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 1894 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 1895 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Total | 2 | 3 | ... | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Birmingham. | |||||||||
| 1891 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 1892 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 21 |
| 1893 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 17 |
| 1894 | 3 | 1 | ... | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 17 |
| 1895 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 26 |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 37 | 42 | 77 | 70 | 83 |
| Nottingham. | |||||||||
| 1891 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 |
| 1892 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1893 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ... |
| 1894 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 1895 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | ... | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
| West Ham. | |||||||||
| 1891 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1892 | 3 | ... | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 1893 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 13 |
| 1894 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 9 |
| 1895 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 38 | 60 | 24 | 18 | 31 |
| Total | 27 | 17 | 20 | 97 | 75 | 122 | 45 | 49 | 72 |
| Salford. | |||||||||
| 1891 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 1892 | 3 | ... | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 1893 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 1894 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ... | 6 |
| 1895 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 13 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 37 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Sheffield. | |||||||||
| 1891 | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1892 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 1893 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1894 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| 1895 | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 9 |