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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Notifications of infectious diseases in 1964 showing sex and age groups
Table 39
| Diseases | Under 1 | /- | 3- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65 + | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 54 | 57 | ||
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Food poisoning | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | J | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 7 | ||
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Measles | 21 | 14 | 147 | 137 | 173 | 163 | 257 | 249 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 611 | 569 |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ |
| Paratyphoid fever | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia... | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | 5 | |
| Puerperal pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | 52 |
| Scabies | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 11 | 10 |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | _ | - | 4 | 15 | 13 | 44 | 35 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 79 | 67 |
| Tuberculosis (respiratory) | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 45 |
| Tuberculosis (non-respiratory) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 10 | |
| Typhoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping cough | 7 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 69 | 84 |
| Totals | 32 | 30 | 189 | 179 | 211 | 203 | 337 | 322 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 52 | 52 | 71 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 940 | 914 |