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

City of Westminster 1972

Report of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: Table 3 — Notification of Infectious and other Notifiable Diseases

Table 3 — Notification of Infectious and other Notifiable Diseases

Numbers originally notified Total (All ages)Measles (excluding rubella)DysenteryScarlet FeverDiphtheriaAcute meningitis due to infection withAcute poliomyelitis
MeningococcusOther specified organismsUnspecified org anismsParalyticNon paralytic
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
727110953——32———1————
Final numbers after correction Under 1 year22————————————————
1 year6532——————————————
2 years571—————1—————————
3 years10131112————————————
4 years116—12—————————————
5—9 years32281—11————————————
10—14 years—3——1—————————————
1 5—24 years2211————21———1————
25 and over4534—————1————————
Age unknown——————————————————
Total (all Ages)727110953——32———1————
Numbers originally notified Total (All Ages)Acute encephalitisLeptospirosisPara typhoic feverTyphoid feverFood poison ingMalariaThe total number of notifications of infectious and other notifiable diseases received during the year was: — 1972 414 1971 485
InfectivePost infectious
MFMFMFMFMFMFMF
————————11202866
Final numbers after correction Under 5 years——————————321
5—14 years——————————2——1
15—44 years————————1191554
45—64 years——————————23—1
65 and over———————————5——
Age unknown——————————1———
Total (all Ages)————————11172566
Cases of Smallpox, Anthrax, Ophthalmia neonatorum. Yellow fever. Plague, Cholera, Typhus fever. Relapsing fever and any other disease notifiable.
OriginalFinalOriginalF inalOriginalFinalOriginalF inal
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
SmallpoxAnthraxOpthalmia neonatorumYellow fever
————————————————
Numbers originally notified Total (All Ages)TetanusInfective JaundiceTuberculosisWhooping Cough
RespiratoryMeninges & C.N.S.OtherCases of fatal tuberculosis not notified before death
Numbers originally notified Total (All Ages)MF
MFMFMFMFMF
——421774251178—1
Final numbers after correction——————————MalesFemalesFinal numbers after correction Under 3 month;——
10—
1 year——————————3 months——
2—4 years——————————6 months——
5—9 years——3331————9 months——
10—14 years——311—————1 year——
15—19 years——2122———12—4 years——
20—24 years——7465————5—9 years—1
25—34 years——166124——1310—14 years——
35—44 years——71104112315—19 years——
45—54 years———1164——2—20—24 years——
55—64 years——2—142——1—25—34 years——
65—74 years——1—82————35—44 years——
————2____145—54 years——
Age unknown——1—1——1—55—64 years——
65—74 years——
Total (All Ages)——42177425117875 and over——
Age unknown——
Total (All Ages)-1