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
Southwark 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 20
| Notification of Infectious Diseases Disease | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 112 | 125 | 79 |
| Whooping cough | 257 | 37 | 200 |
| Acute poliomyelitis and acute polio encephalitis | 2 | — | — |
| Measles | 556 | 2,115 | 1,802 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 195 | 201 | 192 |
| Meningoccal infection | 6 | 13 | 7 |
| Paratyphoid fevers | — | 2 | 1 |
| Food poisoning | 157 | 168 | 110 |
| Tuberculosis | |||
| Respiratory system | 130 | 148 | 110 |
| Other forms | 12 | 14 | 10 |
| Malaria | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Acute gastro enteritis | 2,031 | 1,755 | 1,222 |
| Infective jaundice | 13 | 43 | 184 |