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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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(ii)Analysis of "Disease of Systems" Group
| DISABILITY | SEX | AGE GROUPS (in years) | TOTALS | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-10 | 11-20 | | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | | 51-60 | 61-64 | 65-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 90 & over J | Males | Females | GRAND TOTALS | ||
| Bronchitis | M | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 6 | - | 15 | 24 | |||
| F | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 9 | ||||
| Heart Diseases | M | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | 41 | |||||
| F | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| Sclerosis | M | - | — | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 30 | ||
| F | — | — | - | — | — | 4 | - | - | — | 16 | |||||
| Others | M | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | — | — | 4 | 5 | ||
| F | - | - | - | " | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||
| Totals | M | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | - | 52 | ||
| F | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 48 | |||
| Grand Totals | - | - | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 100 | |||
(iii)Analysis of "Organic Nervous Diseases" Group
| DISABILITY | SEX | AGE GROUPS (in years) | TOTALS | GRAND TOTALS | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-64 | 65-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 90 & over | Males | Females | |||
| Spastics | M | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 37 | 86 | |
| F | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 49 | |||
| Hcmi- and Para-Plegia | M | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 10 | - | 2 | 84 | 176 | |
| F | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 4 | - | 92 | |||
| Epilepsy | M | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 24 | 56 | |
| F | - | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 32 | |||
| Poliomyelitis | M | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 34 | 56 | |
| F | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 22 | |||
| Encephalitis | M | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 11 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | |||
| Parkinson's Disease | M | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 17 | ||
| F | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | - | 8 | |||
| Friedreich's Ataxia | M | - | - | - | — | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | |
| F | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |||
| Other | M | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||
| Totals | M | 4 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 197 | ||
| F | 1 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 47 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 5 | - | 214 | |||
| Grand Totals | 5 | 34 | 41 | 32 | 61 | 75 | 53 | 53 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 411 | |||