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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Notifications of infectious diseases in 1959 showing sex and age groups
Table 41
| Diseases | Under 1 | 1- | 3- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65+ | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Dysentery | 3 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 30 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 12 | - | 1 | 118 | 115 |
| Enteric or typhoid fever | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 7 |
| Food poisoning | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | / | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 19 | 30 |
| Measles | 4/ | 49 | 318 | 285 | 334 | 328 | 610 | 595 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | - | — | 1 | 1332 | 1281 |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 63 | 45 |
| Poliomyelitis (paralytic) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis (nonparalytic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | - | 24 | - | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 |
| Scabies | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 |
| Scarlet fever | — | — | 8 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 69 | 101 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 125 | 178 |
| Tuberculosis (respiratory) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 73 | 51 |
| Tuberculosis (non-respiratory) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Whooping cough | 14 | 16 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 41 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 111 | 118 |
| Totals | 66 | 73 | 382 | 342 | 400 | 406 | 770 | 772 | 49 | 69 | 32 | 67 | 67 | 95 | 68 | 48 | 38 | 23 | 1872 | 1895 |