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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Notifications of infectious diseases in 1956 showing sex and age groups
Table 35
| 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 | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Dysentery | 10 | 7 | 40 | 33 | 44 | 31 | 75 | 86 | 40 | 22 | 6 | 33 | 35 | 70 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 264 | 315 |
| Encephalitis (acute) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Enteric or typhoid fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| Food poising | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 32 | 14 |
| Measles | 6 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 41 | 35 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 100 | 106 | |
| Meningococcal infection | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Pneumonia | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 38 |
| Poliomyelitis (paralytic) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 6 | |
| Poliomyelitis (nonparalytic) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | —_ | — | — | 24 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 |
| Scabies | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | 17 |
| Scarlet fever | — | — | 14 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 48 | 49 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 101 | 87 |
| Tuberculosis (respiratory) | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 104 | 91 |
| Tuberculosis (nonrespiratory) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| Whooping cough | 9 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 22 | 29 | 43 | 65 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 96 | 145 |
| Totals | 38 | 36 | 108 | 98 | 120 | 114 | 230 | 259 | 67 | 51 | 39 | 98 | 102 | 170 | 72 | 57 | 25 | 25 | 801 | 908 |