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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Disease | Under 1 | 1- | 3- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65 + | Total | ||||||||||
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| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Dysentery | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 21 | 25 |
| Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas (to 30.9.68) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 9 |
| Infective Jaundice (from 15.6.68) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | 9 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Measles | 19 | 19 | 135 | 113 | 107 | 133 | 132 | 119 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 402 | 397 |
| Meningococcal infection | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 |
| Opthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Paratyphoid B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia (to 30.9.68) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia (to 30.9.68) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 32 | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 53 |
| Tuberculosis | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 76 | 56 |
| Typhoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 34 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 82 |