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
Lambeth 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Age Group | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Measles | Dysentery | Acute Meningitis | Totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Under 1 year | — | — | — | _ | 30 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 55 |
| 1 year | 2 | — | 2 | — | 46 | 52 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 106 |
| 2 years | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 110 |
| 3 years | — | 3 | — | — | 73 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 131 |
| 4 years | 5 | — | — | — | 74 | 58 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 141 |
| 5—9 years | 10 | 10 | — | — | 185 | 176 | 13 | 8 | 1 | — | 403 |
| 10—14 years | 2 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 23 |
| 15—24 years | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 25 years and over | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 18 |
| Age unknown | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| TOTALS | 21 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 483 | 406 | 39 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1,017 |