Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS, AGE GROUPS OF CONFIRMED CASKS, AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.
Disease | Cases notified | Rem. to Hospital | CONFIRMED DIAGNOSES Age Groups 1953 | ||||||||||||||
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Total 1952 | Total 1953 | 0— | 1— | 3— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 66— | 76— | |||
Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dysentery | 194 | 86 | 38 | 175 | 17 | 50 | 29 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Encephalitis: Infective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Post infectious | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Erysipelas Food Poisoning: | 13 | 4 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
Bacterial | 89 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
Toxic | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Malaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
†Measles | 1,074 | 90 | 994 | 1,075 | 49 | 321 | 331 | 359 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Meningococcal Infection | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Paratyphoid | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |