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
Holborn 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| Diseases. | Under 1 | 1—2 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5—10 | 10-15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | 65 & over | Totals | Total | ||||||||||||
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| m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | M | f | m | F | m | f | M | f | ||
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Measles | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 83 | 87 | 170 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Scabies | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 24 | 18 | 42 |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 |