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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| Diseases | Total | WARDS | Cases removed to Hospital | Attack rate per 1,000 population | No. of Deaths | Death rate per 1,000 population | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
| Measles | 33 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.47 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 227 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 6 | — | 9 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 13 | — | 10 | 23 | 50 | 5 | 3.22 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 40 | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0.57 | — | — | |
| Pneumonia | 43 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 16 | 7 | †0.61 | — | — | |
| Dysentery | 50 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 28 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 0.71 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0.04 | — | — | |
| Food Poisoning | 36 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 0.51 | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 0.07 | 1 | 0.01 |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0.07 | — | — |
| Peurperal Pyrexia | 72 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | *58.11 | — | — |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0.01 | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0.03 | — | — |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 58 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 0.82 | 0.04 | |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0.04 | 4 | 0.06 | |
| Totals | 578 | 28 | 3 | 26 | 66 | 35 | — | 105 | 33 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 71 | 88 | 128 | 8.21 | 8 | 0.11 |
* Based on 1,000 total births and not population.
† Includes all forms of Pneumonia.