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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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ANALYSIS OF TOTAL CASES
| Disease | AT AGES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 yr. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25 & over | Age unknown | TOTALS | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | _ | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 42 |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 64 | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | 148 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | 31 | 113 | 138 | 151 | 228 | 629 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1,324 |
| Dysentery | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 66 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | ~ | — | — | ~~ | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
AT AGES
| Disease | Under 5 yrs | 5-14 | 15-44 | 45-64 | 65 & over | Age unknown | TOTALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 6 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 68 |
| Encephalitis | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 5 |
| F'ood Poisoning | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 14 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | 11 | - | - | 1 | 12 |