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 1961
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1961
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SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEARS 1957 – 1961 (inclusive)
| Disease | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | Average for five years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 71 | 111 | 62 | 69 | 39 | 70.4 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.2 |
| Food Poisoning | 13 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Measles | 406 | 217 | 416 | 15 | 564 | 323.6 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Pneumonia: Ac. Influenzal | 19 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8.2 |
| Ac. Primary | 24 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9.8 |
| Poliomyelitis: Paralytic | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Non-paralytic | – | – | 1 | – | – | .2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 31 | 46 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 27.2 |
| Scabies | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 34 | 16 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 21.0 |
| Typhoid Fever | – | 2 | – | – | – | 0.4 |
| Whooping Cough | 69 | 20 | 33 | 62 | 24 | 41.6 |