Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE NO. 14
NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (EXCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS), 1964
Under 1 yr. | 1-4 yrs. | 5-14 yrs. | 15-44 yrs. | 45-64 yrs. | 65 and over | Total | Admitted to Hospital | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | - | 23 | 46 | 1 | 1 | - | 71 | 3 |
Meningococcal Infection | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | - | 8 | 2 |
Dysentery | - | 4 | 10 | 4 | - | - | 18 | 5 |
Zymotic Enteritis | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 |
Pneumonia | - | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 5 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | 96 | - | - | 96 | 96 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 |
Whooping Cough | 5 | 36 | 38 | - | 1 | - | 80 | - |
Measles | 11 | 228 | 211 | 6 | - | - | 456 | 7 |
Malaria | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | l | 1 |
Scabies | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
TUBERCULOSIS
Table of Notifications and Deaths compared with Population
Borough of Woolwich.
TABLE NO. 15
Year | Estimated Civilian Population excluding Army | Primary Notifications | Deaths from Tuberculosis | Deaths per 1,000 of population | Total Deaths all Causes | Percentage of Tuberculosis Deaths against all Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1954 | 145,000 | 200 | 21 | .14 | 1,443 | 1.4 |
1955 | 145,000 | 154 | 23 | .15 | 1,537 | 1.4 |
1956 | 144,000 | 155 | 22 | .14 | 1,524 | 1.4 |
1957 | 143,000 | 145 | 22 | .14 | 1,504 | 1.4 |
1958 | 142,000 | 101 | 20 | .14 | 1,514 | 1.3 |
1959 | 142,000 | 86 | 14 | .09 | 1,542 | .9 |
1960 | 143,000 | 72 | 9 | .06 | 1,424 | .6 |
1961 | 146,850 | 56 | 16 | .11 | 1,616 | .9 |
1962 | 148,000 | 63 | 10 | .06 | 1,580 | .6 |
1963 | 148,000 | 45 | 16 | .10 | 1,790 | .9 |
1964 | 149,810 | 53 | 3 | .02 | 1,583 | .18 |
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