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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 962 | 912 | 15 | 11 | 199 | 161 | 213 | 213 | 498 | 486 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Whooping Cough | 115 | 113 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 36 | 27 | 49 | 53 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 19 | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dysentery | 16 | 17 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 1113 | 1059 | 22 | 22 | 222 | 185 | 255 | 243 | 561 | 555 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | |
| Under 5 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Age Unknown | ||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||||
| Pneumonia | 12 | 5 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | ||
| Erysipelas | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| Food Poisoning | 4 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 72 | — | — | - | — | — | 25 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Paratyphoid | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 31 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | - | ||
| 47 | 122 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 13 | 58 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1160 | 1181 | |||||||||||||||||