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
Hayes and Harlington 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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ANALYSIS OF TOTAL CASES
| AT AGES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease | Under 1 year | 1—2 | 3—4 | 5—9 | 10—14 | 15—24 | 25 and over | Age unknown | Totals |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 5 | 25 | 78 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 117 |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 15 | 14 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 59 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Measles | 40 | 203 | 297 | 583 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 1154 |
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| Disease | AT | AGES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 years | 5—14 | 15—44 | 45—64 | 65 and over | Age unknown | Totals | |
| Acute Pneumonia | 7 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 60 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Meningococcal Infections | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |