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 1955
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1955
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NOTIFICATIONS. The following table shews the total (corrected) number of cases of Infectious Diseases received during the year.
| Disease | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 yrs. | 5 and under 15 yrs. | 15 and under 25 yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yra. | 65 yrs.and over | TOTALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Diphtheria (Carrier) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery (ilesner) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Dysentery (Sonne) | 25 | 118 | 42 | 9 | 20 | - | - | 214 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Food Poisoaing | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 | |
| Measles | 45 | 410 | 267 | 5 | 7 | 2 | - | 736 |
| Meningococcal Eifectian | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Pneumonias Ac. Influenzal | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 4c e Primary | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Poliomyelitis! Paralytic | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Non-Paralytic | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | — | - | 4 | |
| Puerperal lyrexia | - | - | r | 39 | 18 | - | - | 57 |
| Scabies | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 12 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 17 | 25 | 1 | a | - | - | 43 |
| Hlhoqping Cough | 11 | 44 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 85 |
| TOTALS | 90 | 599 | 381 | 65 | 63 | 35 | 5 | 1218 |