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
Kensington and Chelsea 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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TABLE 2
| Notifiable disease | Number of cases notified in 1972 (Age groups in years) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age unknown | Under 1 | 1 - 2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10 14 | 15 - 24 | 25 and over | |
| Dysentery | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 5 |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 9 |
| Infective Jaundice | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 45 | 37 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Measles | - | 3 | 24 | 44 | 63 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Tuberculosis (All forms) | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 56 |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | - | 6 | 34 | 57 | 82 | 13 | 86 | 122 |
Diphtheria
This was the eleventh year in which no case of diphtheria was notified in the
borough.
| Salmonella Typhimurium | 2 |
| Salmonella Enteritides | 2 |
| Salmonella St. Paul | 1 |
| Unknown | 13 |
Smallpox
No case of smallpox has been reported in the area of the present borough since
1929. However, the Ministry of Health's memorandum on vaccination recommends that
persons likely to deal with cases of smallpox at short notice should be regularly revaccinated
at not more than yearly intervals. During the year 93 members of the staff of the
department were vaccinated or revaccinated.
Typhoid
Five cases of typhoid were notified during the year. Of these, 4 were people coming
into this country from abroad — all requiring hospital treatment.
The remaining case was that of a 3 year old girl who also was admitted to hospital,
typhoid being confirmed by blood culture. The girl came from Gambia.