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 1957
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1957
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NOTIFICATIONS. The following table shows 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 yrs | 65 yrs and over | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery (Sonne) | 7 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | - | 70 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | - | 2 | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | 13 |
| Measles | 9 | 212 | 173 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 406 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia: | ||||||||
| Ac. Influenzal | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| Ac. Primary | 6 | 1 | 6 | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| Poliomyelitis: | ||||||||
| Paralytic | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Non-Paralytic | - | - | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | 11 | 20 | - | - | 31 |
| Scabies | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | - | 8 | |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 11 | 22 | - | 1 | - | - | 34 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 37 | 24 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 69 |
| TOTALS | 29 | 298 | 237 | 35 | 55 | 19 | 9 | 682 |