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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Notifications of infectious diseases in 1952 showing sex and age groups:—
Table 42
| Diseases | Under 1 | /- | 3- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65 plus | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 5 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | - | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 3 | 97 | 72 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| hood poisoning | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 18 | 15 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | 28 | 36 | 229 | 215 | 267 | 244 | 558 | 551 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1102 | 1081 |
| Meningococcal infection | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Pneumonia | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 43 |
| Poliomyelitis (paralytic) | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Poliomyelitis (nonparalytic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | 36 | - | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | 88 |
| Scabies | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 9 |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | — | 11 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 133 | 120 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 205 | 174 |
| Tuberculosis | - | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 42 | 67 | 56 | 37 | 71 | 7 | 6 | 168 | 139 |
| Whooping cough | 26 | 60 | 53 | 61 | 63 | 93 | 119 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 244 | 268 | |
| Totals | 61 | 80 | 323 | 295 | 386 | 345 | 808 | 818 | 50 | 40 | 60 | 110 | 99 | 156 | 59 | 47 | 61 | 24 | 1907 | 1915 |