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
Orpington 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| Diseases. | WARDS | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Biggin Hill | Chelsfield | Crofton North | Crofton South | Cudham | Downe | Farnborough | Goddington North | Goddington South | Green-Street-Green | Knockholt | Knoll | Leaves Green | Petts Wood | Poverest | St. Mary Cray | Cases removed to hospital. | Attack rate per 1,000 population. | No. of Deaths. | Death rate per 1,000 population. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 111 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 9 | — | 4 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 1.67 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 316 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 3 | — | 10 | 10 | 59 | 29 | 1 | 36 | — | 32 | 42 | 31 | 7 | 4.76 | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (P) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.01 | — | — |
| Measles | 515 | 3 | — | 65 | 117 | 2 | — | 15 | 14 | 174 | 22 | — | 24 | 6 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 7.75 | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Pneumonia | 56 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 0.84§ | 15 | 0.23 |
| Dysentery | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 0.10 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0.07 | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 93 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 92 | 86.191 | — | — |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0.01 |
| Encephalitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0.03 | — | — |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 44 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 0.66 | 5 | 0.07 |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0.03 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 0.19 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0.01 | — | — |
| Malaria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.01 | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.01 | — | — |
| 1170 | 25 | 7 | 98 | 170 | 8 | 2 | 126 | 42 | 253 | 93 | 6 | 74 | 7 | 83 | 99 | 75 | 172 | 17.62 | 16 | 0.25 | |
*Based on 1,000 total births and not population.
§Includes all forms of Pneumonia.