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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| Disease | Under 1 | 1- | -2 | 2- | -3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5- | -10 | 10—15 | 15- | -25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | 65& over | Totals | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 16 | 41 |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning ... | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - |
| Measles | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 14 | 38 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | -- | -- | - | - | - | |||
| Pneumonia. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scabies | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | — | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Tu berculosis (Pulmonary) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 11 | 7 | 18 | |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | _ | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Totals | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 10 | 4 | 12 | 3 | S | 4 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | ) 7 | 1 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 44 | 128 | ||