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
Greenwich 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough.
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TABLE I.
| Type & Sex of Case | Cases of Dysentery Notified | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ages (in years) | Totals | |||||||||
| 0-1 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 yrs & Over | ||
| Male | 6 | 20 | 74 | 65 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 13 | - | 162 |
| Female | 4 | 17 | 19 | 57 | 27 | 10 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 174 |
| Total | 10 | 37 | 43 | 122 | 42 | 16 | 45 | 20 | 1 | 336 |
| Male | 2 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| Female | 2 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 82 |
| Total | 4 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 144 |
| Total of Secondary and Primary Cases | 14 | 49 | 53 | 169 | 60 | 25 | 84 | 23 | 3 | 480 |