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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. 7
Comparative Figures of Infectious Disease for the last 30 years
| Disease | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Population) | 36,000 | 35,400 | 34,850 | 34,600 | 34,350 | 30,660 | 23,470 | 17,160 | 16,580 | 17,240 | 18,020 | 18,680 | 21,190 | 23,460 | 24,960 | 25.490 | 25,930 | 24,540 | 23,950 | 23,710 | 23,340 | 23,060 | 22,640 | 22,230 | 21,870 | 21,370 | 21,000 | 20,520 | 20,640 | 20,700 |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 74 | 93 | 60 | 76 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 2 | 6 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 28 | 41 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 12 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | _ |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Malaria | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | _ | 1 | _ |
| Measles Notifiable as from 9th September, 193 8. | — | 8 | 39 | 34 | 58 | 219 | 33 | 103 | 107 | 157 | 87 | 170 | 137 | 254 | 133 | 195 | 37 | 172 | 71 | 99 | 56 | 139 | 38 | 122 | 22 | 130 | ||||
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | _ | 1 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | _ | _ |
| Pneumonia (Acute primary & Acute-influenzal) | 38 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Polio-encephalitis Acute | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | |
| Poliomyelitis Acute | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | _ |
| *Puerperal Fever | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scabies Notifiable as from 1st August, 1 943. | 54 | 99 | 125 | 106 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 115 | 50 | 67 | 38 | 59 | 56 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 83 | 68 | 77 | 66 | 71 | 64 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 51 | 41 | 59 | 55 | 47 | 39 | 42 | 39 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 32 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 22 |
| Tuberculosis, Non-Pulmonary | 6 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | _ | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 65 | 99 | 76 | 60 | 53 | 71 | 7 | 42 | 48 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 43 | 23 | 74 | 5 | 90 | 33 | 32 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 412 | 379 | 365 | 322 | 296 | 278 | 161 | 194 | 242 | 456 | 280 | 364 | 392 | 348 | 268 | 269 | 311 | 406 | 261 | 366 | 133 | 258 | 157 | 184 | 148 | 243 | 128 | 170 | 62 | 193 | |
*Ceased to be notifiable as from 30th July, 1948.