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
Lewisham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Diseases. | Age Groups. | All ages | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 35 years | 35 and under 45 years | 45 and under 55 years | 55 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 years and upwards | ||
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Measles | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Diphtheria | — | 1 | 8 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| Influenza | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 29 | 93 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |