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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Notifications of infectious diseases in 1953 showing sex and age groups :—
Table 43
| Diseases | Under 1 | 1- | 3- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65 plus | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | F | F | M | F | M | F | |||
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Dysentery | — | 1 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 43 | 41 |
| Encephalitis (acute) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | — | |
| Enteric and Paratyphoid fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| Food poisoning | 2 | — | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 23 | 9 |
| Malaria | _ | — | _ | _ | — | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | 2 | — |
| Measles | 40 | 35 | 267 | 253 | 300 | 256 | 461 | 429 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 1085 | 997 |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | 5 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 96 | 93 |
| Poliomyelitis (paralytic) | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 18 | |
| Poliomyelitis (nonparalytic) | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 11 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 37 | – | — | – | — | — | 57 |
| Scabies | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | –_ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 35 | 20 | 77 | 94 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 139 | 144 |
| Tuberculosis (respiratory) | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 44 | 46 | 56 | 54 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 171 | 135 |
| Tuberculosis (nonrespiratory) | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 21 | |
| Whooping cough | 33 | 25 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 82 | 90 | 128 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 262 | 312 |
| Totals | 83 | 67 | 378 | 359 | 436 | 379 | 666 | 689 | 31 | 45 | 67 | 92 | 82 | 143 | 88 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 1875 | 1863 |