London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Islington 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

This page requires JavaScript

Table: Whooping CoughComments were made in my Annual Reports for 1958 and 1959 on the unusually low incidence of whooping cough. 1960, with 565 notifications, as against 165 for 1959, showed a substantial increase.

Whooping Cough

Comments were made in my Annual Reports for 1958 and 1959 on the unusually low incidence of whooping cough. 1960, with 565 notifications, as against 165 for 1959, showed a substantial increase.

Under 1 year1 - 55 years and upwards
No. of Notifications in 196078300187
Percentage of total notifications13.853.133.1
No. of Deaths---

Text

Copy text to clipboard

The following chart shows the measles and whooping cough position since 1948