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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Notifications of infectious diseases in 1949 showing sex and age
groups:—
Table 35
| Diseases | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | 65 up | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cerebrospinal fever | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Dysentery | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||
| Enteric or typhoid fever | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | - | 4 | 14 | 21 |
| Food poisoning | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 21 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | — | - | 1 | - |
| Measles | 44 | 48 | 568 | 546 | 365 | 343 | 11 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 988 | 952 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 37 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 12 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| Scabies | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 12 | 17 |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | - | 75 | 82 | 154 | 189 | 7 | 12 | - | — | - | - | 237 | 283 |
| Whooping cough | 26 | 19 | 97 | 123 | 44 | 50 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 168 | 195 |
| Totals | 82 | 70 | 757 | 769 | 590 | 594 | 62 | 96 | 31 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 1,535 | 1,574 |
Analysis of certain diseases in table 35 into divisional areas:—
Table 36
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | 65 up | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | W | 21 | 236 | 122 | 4 | - | - | 383 |
| N | 34 | 505 | 297 | 12 | - | - | 848 | |
| S | 37 | 373 | 289 | 10 | - | - | 709 | |
| Pneumonia | w | _ | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| N | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | |
| S | - | - | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 23 | |
| Poliomyelitis | w | -_ | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | _ | 11 |
| N | - | 10 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 16 | |
| S | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 8 | |
| Scarlet fever | w | _ | 72 | 162 | 6 | - | _ | 240 |
| N | 1 | 44 | 94 | 7 | — | - | 146 | |
| S | - | 41 | 87 | 6 | - | - | 134 | |
| Whooping Cough | w | 15 | 65 | 43 | 1 | _ | _ | 124 |
| N | 20 | 89 | 33 | 2 | - | - | 144 | |
| S | 10 | 66 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 95 |