London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE notified during the Year ended 31st December, 1967
| Notifiable Disease | Cases Notified in Whole District | Total Cases Notified in each Locality | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age & Sex Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At all Ages | 0 to1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 & over | Greenwich | Woolwich | ||||||||||||||||
| m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Small-Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Acute Encephalitis | Infectious | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Post-Infectious | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dysentery (a) | 46 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 10 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | l | — | — | — | 21 | 18 | 22 | 19 | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Acute Polio-Myelitis | P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| N.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scarlet hever | 33 | 42 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 20 | 31 | |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia (b) | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 60 | |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Measles (c) | 1148 | 1197 | 60 | 69 | 167 | 165 | 197 | 184 | 179 | 175 | 181 | 184 | 331 | 38S | 73 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 362 | 399 | 774 | 793 | ||
| Whooping Cough (d) | 58 | 105 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 9 | 12 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 20 | 42 | 84 | |
| Leprosy | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum (e) | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| Pneumonia, Acute Primary or Acute | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Influenzal | 15 | 17 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | |
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary | 31 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 7 | |
| „ Non-Pulmonary | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Totals | 1345 | 1543 | 71 | 90 | 177 | 169 | 209 | 206 | 191 | 194 | 195 | 209 | 391 | 451 | 35 | 43 | 24 | 71 | 17 | 82 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 423 | 483 | 905 | 1023 | |
NOTE:—The above table refers to "Corrected Notifications" only, i.e., all cases in which the diagnosis was not confirmed have been ignored
(a) Of this total 8 hospitalised within Greenwich but resident outside the Borough
(b) „„ „ 25 „ „ „ „ „ „ „ „
(c) „„ „ 17 „ „ „ „ „ „ „ „
(d) „„ „ 3 „ „ „ „ „ „ „ „
(e) „„ „1 „ „ „ „ „ „ „ „