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 1956
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1956
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NOTIFICATIONS. The following table shows the total (corrected) number 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 yrs. | 65 yrs and over | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Dysentery (Sonne) | 38 | 174 | 78 | 11 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 346 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Food Poisoning | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 85+ |
| Measles | 12 | 108 | 60 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 183 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Pneumonia: Ac. Influenzal Ac. Primary | -1 | -1 | -2 | 1 1 | 4 4 | 3 5 | 4 10 | 12 24 |
| Poliomyelitis: Paralytic Non-Paralytic | - - | 3 2 | 2 3 | 3 1 | - - | - - | 8 6 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | 36 | 27 | - | - | 63 |
| Scabies | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - | - | 15 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 17 | 20 | 1 | - | - | - | 38 |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 42 | 18 | - | 1 | - | - | 72 |
| TOTALS | 64 | 353 | 190 | 62 | 96 | 39 | 58 | 863+ |
| * + Total includes one case - Age unknown. | ||||||||