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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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TABLE No. 6
Summary of Infectious Disease Notifications 1963. (Corrected)
Age Groups
| Disease | Under 1 | 1—2 | 2-3 | 3—4 | 4—3 | 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 | 1 | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | 2 | — | — | — | - | — | - | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | — | 6 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 22 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 67 | 63 | 130 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scabies | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | — | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | — | 3 |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | - | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Totals | 3 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 29 | - | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 109 | 83 | 192 |