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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 39
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 51 | 54 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 169 | 172 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Food poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 2 |
| Measles | 48 | 33 | 315 | 289 | 315 | 324 | 508 | 510 | 20 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1214 | 1194 |
| Meningococcal infection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| Paratyphoid fever | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 18 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 |
| Scabies | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 | ? | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 35 |
| Tuberculosis (respiratory) | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 77 | 3 | 11 | — | 78 | 30 |
| Tuberculosis (non-respiratory) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 11 |
| Whooping cough | 8 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 29 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 86 | 100 |
| Totals | 66 | S3 | 378 | 338 | 373 | 376 | 618 | 626 | 53 | 55 | 35 | 64 | 42 | 69 | 53 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 1638 | 1618 |