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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 36
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dysentery | — | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 33 | 59 | |
| Enteric and Paratyphoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Food poisoning | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 16 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 9 | 39 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | _ |
| Measles | 56 | 44 | 422 | 366 | 500 | 474 | 952 | 1026 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 11 | — | 1 | — | _ | 1962 | 1943 |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 65 | 56 |
| Poliomyelitis (paralytic) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 18 |
| Poliomyelitis (nonparalytic) | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | _ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 55 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 92 |
| Scabies | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 10 |
| Scarlet fever | — | — | 8 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 46 | 49 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 77 | 81 |
| Tuberculosis (respiratory) | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | _— | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 52 | 44 | 48 | 39 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 133 | 122 |
| Tuberculosis (nonrespiratory) | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 11 |
| Whooping cough | 23 | 38 | 42 | 38 | 66 | 71 | 87 | 6 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | 177 | 235 | |
| Totals | 90 | 73 | 489 | 432 | 574 | 566 | 1108 | 1197 | 36 | 52 | 48 | 124 | 76 | 169 | 70 | 57 | 35 | 21 | 2526 | 2691 |