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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Infectious Diseases.—Notifications in the County of London during the 52 weeks ended 31st December, 1933.
Metropolitan boroughs in topographical order. | 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. | Smallpox. | Typhus. |
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Paddington | — | 6 | 1 | 277 | 1 | — | 6 | 66 | 1 | 20 | 258 | — | 3 | 12 | 53 | 396 | 1 | — |
Kensington | — | 5 | — | 328 | 6 | — | 12 | 98 | 1 | 6 | 208 | — | 1 | 12 | 46 | 636 | — | — |
Hammersmith | — | 6 | — | 240 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 98 | — | 10 | 179 | — | 4 | 10 | 32 | 892 | — | — |
Fulham | — | 5 | — | 184 | — | — | 5 | 103 | 1 | 15 | 206 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 719 | — | — |
Chelsea | — | 1 | — | 90 | 1 | — | 1 | 29 | — | 4 | 116 | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 228 | — | — |
Westminster, City of | — | 4 | — | 121 | — | 1 | 5 | 52 | 8 | 65 | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 324 | 1 | ||
St. Marylebone | — | 1 | — | 76 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 76 | — | 6 | 77 | — | — | 8 | 16 | 198 | — | — |
Hampstead | — | 3 | — | 120 | 1 | — | 4 | 45 | 1 | 6 | 118 | — | — | 2 | 15 | 467 | 1 | — |
St. Pancras | — | 8 | — | 361 | 1 | — | 5 | 120 | 3 | 42 | 319 | — | 7 | 20 | 43 | 654 | — | — |
Islington | — | 7 | — | 553 | 5 | — | 14 | 184 | — | 87 | 304 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 72 | 1,219 | 11 | — |
Stoke Newington | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | 31 | — | 8 | 27 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 261 | — | — |
Hackney | — | 8 | 1 | 472 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 130 | — | 15 | 208 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 83 | 1,157 | 13 | — |
Holborn | — | 3 | — | 74 | — | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 37 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 96 | 1 | — |
Finsbury | — | 3 | — | 255 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74 | — | 21 | 110 | — | 1 | 4 | 16 | 447 | 5 | — |
City of London | — | 1 | — | 15 | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — |
Shoreditch | — | 13 | — | 354 | — | — | 2 | 60 | —_ | 25 | 63 | — | 2 | 4 | 31 | 605 | 29 | — |
Bethnal Green | — | 20 | — | 487 | 2 | — | 4 | 99 | 2 | 9 | 224 | — | — | 2 | 18 | 779 | 11 | — |
Stepney | — | 23 | — | 790 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 227 | 1 | 32 | 386 | — | — | 12 | 38 | 1,466 | 23 | — |
Poplar | — | 7 | — | 567 | — | 2 | 5 | 91 | 1 | 23 | 436 | — | 1 | 8 | 27 | 904 | 141 | — |
Southwark | 2 | 21 | — | 486 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 138 | — | 19 | 218 | — | 3 | 12 | 26 | 1,268 | 63 | — |
Bermondsey | — | 4 | — | 386 | 1 | — | 2 | 68 | — | 7 | 137 | — | 1 | 6 | 24 | 640 | 21 | — |
Lambeth | — | 11 | — | 556 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 166 | 2 | 30 | 455 | — | 5 | 22 | 48 | 1,332 | 127 | |
Battersea | — | 4 | 1 | 449 | — | 2 | 4 | 115 | — | 16 | 365 | 1 | — | 3 | 14 | 886 | 4 | — |
Wandsworth | — | 8 | 2 | 437 | — | 2 | 16 | 145 | 2 | 47 | 570 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 1,297 | 1 | — |
Camberwell | — | 10 | — | 486 | — | 4 | 11 | 171 | 1 | 14 | 348 | — | 2 | 11 | 47 | 1,522 | 55 | — |
Deptford | — | 7 | — | 219 | — | — | 2 | 92 | 1 | 10 | 158 | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 706 | — | — |
Greenwich | — | 8 | — | 396 | — | — | 2 | 83 | 1 | 18 | 164 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 671 | — | — |
Lewisham | 1 | 13 | — | 352 | — | — | 11 | 109 | — | 13 | 312 | — | 6 | 7 | 32 | 1,115 | 21 | — |
Woolwich | — | 6 | — | 362 | — | — | 5 | 69 | 2 | 9 | 231 | — | 2 | 5 | 35 | 988 | 2 | — |
Ages 0- | — | 41 | — | 157 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 67 | — | 527 | 156 | — | 3 | — | — | 145 | 4 | — |
„ 1- | — | 57 | 1 | 2,817 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 89 | — | — | 764 | 2 | 25 | — | — | 5,951 | 34 | — |
„ 5- | — | 27 | — | 3,587 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 81 | 1 | — | 524 | 4 | 13 | — | — | 8,811 | 83 | — |
„ 10- | — | 18 | — | 1,493 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 116 | — | — | 248 | — | 6 | — | — | 4,105 | 104 | — |
„ 15- | — | 18 | — | 473 | — | 2 | 24 | 135 | — | — | 348 | — | 5 | 8 | 60 | 1,009 | 86 | — |
„ 20- | — | 22 | — | 381 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 160 | 2 | — | 388 | — | 3 | 58 | 266 | 733 | 67 | — |
„ 25- | 1 | 18 | 1 | 411 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 315 | 3 | — | 785 | — | 4 | 147 | 400 | 743 | 60 | — |
„ 35- | 1 | 6 | — | 150 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 392 | 7 | — | 858 | — | — | 41 | 111 | 284 | 29 | — |
„ 45- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 553 | 6 | — | 892 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 107 | 30 | — |
„ 55- | — | 4 | — | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 459 | 2 | — | 637 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 31 | — |
„ 65- | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 295 | — | — | 461 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — |
„ 75 + | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 104 | — | — | 238 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
London, 1933 | 3 | 216 | 5 | 9,557 | 31 | 22 | 164 | 2,766 | 21 | 527 | 6,299 | 6 | 60 | 255 | 838 | 21,911 | 531 | — |
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