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
Hammersmith 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Diseases | Notifications | Total cases notified | Cases removed to Hospital | Deaths | Corrected Figures | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0—1 year | 1—2 years | 2—5 years | 5—15 years | 15—25 years | 25—45 years | 45—65 years | 65 + years | Age not known | |||||
| Scarlet Fever | - | 13 | 36 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 51 | 10 | - | 50 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 20 | 19 | 59 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 165 | 13 | — | 165 | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Par.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| » » (Non-Par.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 12 | 36 | 125 | 142 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 320 | 14 | — | 318 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 11 | — | 70 | 15 | 51 | 69 |
| Dysentery | 11 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | 105 | 21 | — | 100 |
| A. Encephalitis (Inf.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | |||
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 8 | |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Food Poisoning | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | _ | 36 | 11 | — | 35 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | 63 | 65 | — | — | — | 1281 | — | — | 128* |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 2† | — | — | 2† |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scabies | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | - | 26 | — | 26 | ||
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | — | — | 3 | 2 | 17 | 39 | 27 | 10 | — | 98 | 26 | 6 | 98 |
| „ (Non-Pulmonary) | - | —- | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 13 | 2 | 13 | ||
| Totals | 57 | 80 | 245 | 291 | 116 | 143 | 67 | 32 | - | 1,031 | 124 | 58 | 1,020 |
* Of this total only 56 cases related to patients residing in the Borough.
† Of this total only 1 case related to a patient residing in the Borough.