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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Notifications of infectious diseases in 1962 showing sex and age groups
Table 40
| Diseases | Under 1 | 1- | 3- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65 4- | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Dysentery | 4 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 | - | 2 | 74 | 88 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _- | - | - | 1 |
| Food poisoning | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | -_ | -_ | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Malaria | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -_ | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Measles | 5 | 8 | 63 | 43 | 62 | 45 | 84 | 83 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | -__ | 1 | -_ | - | - | - | 227 | 196 |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Neonatorum | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Paratyphoid fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | —. | — | — | - | - | - | 30 | - | 40 | _- | 1 | - | - | - | 71 |
| Scabies | — | — | 3 | 1 | - | — | 2 | - | -_ | - | - | -_ | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 28 | |
| Tuberculosis (respiratory) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 51 | 32 |
| Tuberculosis (non-respiratory) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 11 |
| Typhoid | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | -_ | - | -_ | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Whooping cough | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | — | 2 | 15 | 26 | ||||||||
| Totals | 13 | 15 | 96 | 77 | 90 | 7S | 120 | 127 | 20 | 27 | 18 | 57 | 32 | 71 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 432 | 477 |