London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Camberwell 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
This page requires JavaScript
INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1958 SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED AND DEATHS FROM THESE CAUSES AMONG NOTIFIED CASES
| Disease. | No. of Notifications. | Treated in Hospital. | Found not to be suffering from the Disease. | Deaths of Notified Cases. | Age Distribution of Notifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1. | 1 to 2. | 2 to 3. | 3 to 4. | 4 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 163 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 103 | 16 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Whooping Cough | 98 | 5 | 1 | – | 15 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 29 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (1) Poliomyelitis & Polio-encephalitis | 9 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Measles | 668 | 7 | – | – | 38 | 69 | 77 | 90 | 93 | 285 | 9 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Pneumonia | Acute Influenzal | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Acute Primary | 40 | 8 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
| (2) Dysentery | 79 | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| (3) Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| (4) Meningococcal Infection | 3 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| (5) Puerperal Pyrexia | 131 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 94 | 12 | 1 | – | |
| (6) Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 12 | 1 | — | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Scabies | 14 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | – | – | |
| Totals | 1,238 | 176 | 6 | 1 | 78 | 91 | 165 | 123 | 132 | 448 | 134 | 39 | 125 | 28 | 20 | 15 | |
(1) In addition, 1 case of a Camberwell resident occurred in a hospital outside the Borough and was notified to the Medical Officer of Health for the
area in which the hospital was situated.
(2) In addition, 4 cases of Camberwell residents were diagnosed in hospitals outside the Borough.
(3) In addition', 1 case of a Camberwell resident occurred in hospital outside the Borough.
(4) Includes 2 cases of non-residents occurring in hospitals in this Borough, and in addition, 3 cases of Camberwell residents were diagnosed in hospitals
outside the Borough.
(5) Includes 46 cases of non-residents occurring in hospitals in this Borough, and in addition 11 cases of Camberwell residents were diagnosed in
hospitals outside the Borough.
(6) Includes 1 case of a non-resident which occurred in a hospital in this Borough.