London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
or re-vaccinated as they comprise one group of persons likely to be exposed to
infection if any case of smallpox should occur in the area.
Poliomyelitis.
Five cases of paralytic poliomyelitis were confirmed during the year. There
were no deaths from this disease.
Measles.
During 1953 the number of cases of measles notified was 780 as compared with
808 in 1952 and 1,761 in 1951.
Whooping Cough.
There were 314 cases of whooping cough notified and of these 60% occurred in
children below 5 years of age and 14% in children below 1 year. Of the latter
group one child died.
Tuberculosis
The following table shows the age and sex incidence of the cases notified.
TABLE VII TUBERCULOSIS - PRIMARY NOTIFICATIONS
| 0- yrs. | 1-yrs. | 2-yrs. | 5-yrs. | 10-yrs. | 15-yrs. | 20-yrs. | 25-yrs. | 35-yrs. | 45-yrs. | 55-yrs. | 65-yrs. | 75-yrs. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory males | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | - | 56 |
| Respiratory females | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 27 |
| Non-respiratory males | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Non-respiratory females | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
-52-