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
St Pancras 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]
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The work that is being done in regard to the prevention of infant mortality
is described elsewhere in this report (pages 15-23).
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The figures have not been corrected for subsequent revision of diagnosis.
| DISEASES. | At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1. | I and under 5. | 5 andunder 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| 1. Variola or Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 246 | 2 | 66 | 106 | 43 | 22 | 7 | — |
| 3. Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 451 | 12 | 114 | 179 | 70 | 50 | 25 | 1 |
| 4. Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 24 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| 6. Fever, Simple or Continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| 7. Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Puerperal Fever | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — |
| 9. Erysipelas | 126 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 67 | 19 |
| 10. Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — |
| 11. Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
| 13. Glanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| 14. Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15. Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 16. Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17, Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total under Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Sec. 55 | 913 | 60 | 192 | 295 | 127 | 95 | 123 | 21 |
| 825 | 3 | 21 | 81 | 53 | 115 | 516 | 36 | |
| Do. other Forms | 169 | 5 | 17 | 48 | 39 | 22 | 36 | 2 |
| Public Health (Measles and German Measles) Regulations, 1915— Measles | 3681 | 241 | 1971 | 109; | 110 | 178 | 88 | — |
| German Measles | 6c 9 | 22 | 123 | 168 | 61 | 129 | 106 | — |