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
Chelsea 1954
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1954
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SUMMRY OF NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEARS 1950 -1954 (inclusive)
| Disease | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | Average for five years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 117 | 95 | 139 | 260 | 196 | 161.4 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5.6 |
| Food Poisoning | 122 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 19 | 37.4 |
| Malaria | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0.4 |
| Measles | 318 | 669 | 355 | 549 | 104 | 399 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Pneumonia: | ||||||
| Ac. Influenzal | 17 | 16 | — | 13 | 4 | 10 |
| Ac. Primary | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 13.8 |
| Poliomyelitis : | ||||||
| Paralytic | 1 | - | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Non-Paralytic | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1.6 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 10 | 7 | 67 | 29 | 36 | 29.8 |
| Scabies | 10 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 15.4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 55 | 29 | 61 | 49 | 26 | 44 |
| Typhoid | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0.4 |
| Whooping Cough | 170 | 174 | 87 | 257 | 93 | 156.2 |