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 London County Council]
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Number of cases of infectious disease notified in the County of London during the 53 weeks ended 3rd January, 1931.
Metropolitan Borough. | Anthrax. | Cerebrospinal fever. | Continued fever. | Diphtheria (including membranous croup). | Dysentery. | Encephalitis lethargica. | Enteric fever. | Erysipelas. | Malaria. | Ophthalmia neonatorum. | Pneumonia. | Polioencephalitis. | Poliomyelitis. | Puerperal fever. | Puerperal pyrexia. | Scarlet fever. | Small-pox. | Typhus. |
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Paddington | — | 4 | 3 | 384 | — | 1 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 15 | 217 | — | 1 | 5 | 39 | 365 | 3 | — |
Kensington | — | 3 | — | 358 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 68 | 3 | 11 | 224 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 441 | 4 | — |
Hammersmith | — | 3 | — | 386 | — | 3 | 6 | 67 | — | 14 | 163 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 497 | 21 | — |
Fulham | — | 4 | — | 409 | — | 1 | 13 | 74 | 2 | 20 | 219 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 35 | 605 | 7 | — |
Chelsea | — | 1 | — | 109 | — | — | 4 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 92 | — | — | 7 | 9 | 135 | — | — |
Westminster, City of | — | — | — | 240 | — | 3 | 17 | 38 | — | 16 | 24 | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | 245 | 3 | — |
St. Marylebone | — | — | 247 | — | 2 | 15 | 67 | 1 | 17 | 43 | — | 2 | 8 | 26 | 225 | 6 | — | |
Hampstead | — | — | — | 100 | — | 4 | 12 | 29 | — | 7 | 61 | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | 216 | 3 | — |
St. Pancras | — | 7 | — | 568 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 120 | 2 | 32 | 194 | — | 1 | 19 | 51 | 658 | 175 | — |
Islington | — | 8 | — | 1,246 | — | 2 | 31 | 190 | 1 | 65 | 359 | — | 5 | 33 | 88 | 1,311 | 242 | — |
Stoke Newington | — | — | — | 128 | — | 1 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 21 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 159 | 29 | — |
Hackney | — | 4 | — | 730 | — | — | 5 | 106 | — | 16 | 89 | 1 | — | 4 | 56 | 985 | 493 | — |
Holborn | — | — | — | 83 | — | 1 | 5 | 31 | — | 5 | 50 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 93 | 14 | — |
Finsbury | — | 1 | — | 334 | — | — | 5 | 63 | — | 28 | 108 | — | — | 6 | 16 | 317 | 193 | — |
London, City of | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 22 | 11 | — |
Shoreditch | — | — | — | 346 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 68 | — | 32 | 98 | — | — | 6 | 23 | 434 | 788 | — |
Bethnal Green | — | — | — | 443 | 1 | — | 5 | 89 | 1 | 21 | 146 | — | — | 6 | 15 | 540 | 951 | — |
Stepney | — | 8 | 2 | 767 | — | 4 | 13 | 188 | 1 | 29 | 358 | — | 1 | 13 | 18 | 964 | 958 | — |
Poplar | — | 4 | — | 598 | — | — | 6 | 109 | — | 42 | 473 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 639 | 631 | 2 |
Southwark | — | 6 | — | 677 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 111 | 1 | 28 | 334 | — | 1 | 15 | 41 | 762 | 104 | — |
Bermondsey | — | 5 | — | 468 | — | 4 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 13 | 123 | 1 | — | 14 | 20 | 514 | 47 | — |
Lambeth | — | 6 | — | 977 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 156 | 2 | 45 | 358 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 46 | 1,142 | 46 | — |
Battersea | — | 2 | — | 538 | — | 3 | 6 | 78 | 2 | 34 | 373 | — | 1 | 9 | 21 | 608 | 9 | — |
Wandsworth | 1 | 5 | 1 | 925 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 156 | 2 | 32 | 519 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 1,004 | 8 | — |
Camberwell | — | 3 | — | 611 | — | 2 | 5 | 137 | 1 | 19 | 180 | — | 3 | 17 | 39 | 1 ,012 | 306 | — |
Deptford | — | 2 | — | 425 | — | 1 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 26 | 74 | — | — | 9 | 10 | 571 | 48 | — |
Greenwich | — | 1 | — | 355 | — | — | 7 | 61 | — | 15 | 134 | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 527 | 28 | — |
Lewisham | — | 6 | — | 448 | — | 3 | 15 | 67 | 2 | 17 | 200 | — | — | 12 | 19 | 1,085 | 11 | — |
Woolwich | — | 1 | — | 492 | l | — | 8 | 75 | 1 | 8 | 289 | — | 2 | 5 | 30 | 623 | 10 | — |
London | 1 | 88 | 6 | 13,411 | 40 | 60 | 291 | 2,387 | 29 | 617 | 5,531 | 8 | 29 | 293 | 740 | 16,699 | 5,149 | 2 |
Ages 0- | — | 24 | — | 321 | — | — | 1 | 117 | — | 617 | 400 | — | 3 | — | — | 142 | 83 | — |
„ 1- | — | 21 | — | 4,241 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 90 | — | — | 1,247 | 3 | 13 | — | — | 4,393 | 402 | — |
„ 5- | — | 10 | 1 | 5,052 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 75 | — | — | 583 | 4 | 11 | — | 6,962 | 991 | — | |
„ 10- | — | 3 | — | 1,583 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 70 | 1 | — | 179 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2,602 | 868 | — |
„ 15- | — | 7 | 4 | 717 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 126 | — | — | 300 | — | — | 7 | 46 | 983 | 839 | 1 |
„ 20- | — | 10 | — | 591 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 119 | — | — | 291 | — | — | 77 | 173 | 644 | 510 | — |
„ 25- | — | 1 | 564 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 215 | 15 | — | 495 | 1 | 1 | 139 | 405 | 626 | 534 | — | |
„ 35- | — | — | 224 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 370 | 6 | — | 576 | — | — | 69 | 107 | 243 | 338 | 1 | |
„ 45- | — | — | 84 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 458 | 6 | — | 554 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 76 | 217 | — | |
„ 55- | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 413 | 1 | — | 476 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 203 | — |
„ 65- | — | — | — | 9 | — | 3 | 5 | 226 | — | — | 311 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 53 | — |
„ 75+ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 108 | — | — | 119 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — |
Age not stated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |