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 1958
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1958
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SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEARS 1954-1958 (inclusive)
| Disease | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | Average for five years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | - | 2 | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Dysentery | 196 | 216 | 349 | 71 | 111 | 188.6 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Food Poisoning | 19 | 27 | 85 | 13 | 7 | 30.2 |
| Measles | 104 | 736 | 183 | 406 | 217 | 329.2 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | 1 | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia: Ac. Influenzal | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 9 |
| Ac. Primary | 24 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 20.2 |
| Poliomyelitis: Paralytic | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3.4 |
| Non-Paralytic | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 36 | 57 | 63 | 31 | 46 | 46.6 |
| Scabies | 34 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| Scarlet Fever | 26 | 43 | 38 | 34 | 16 | 31.4 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 0.6 |
| Whooping Cough | 93 | 85 | 72 | 69 | 20 | 67.8 |