London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Southwark 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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TABLE 21

NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1970 Age Distribution of Notifications

DiseaseUnder 1 Year1-23-45-910-1415-2424-3535-4545-5555-6565+Total all ages
Scarlet fever1714486379
Whooping cough2544517721200
Measles96428557671321621802
Diphtheria
Dysentery1737202811252215746192
Meningoccal infection32117
Acute encephalitis — infective
Paratyphoid11
Food poisoning1841072312151479110
Tuberculosis — Respiratory11372218251914110
Other forms112149
Meninges & CHS11
Ophthalmia neonatorum55
Acute gastro enteritis113180971286919912410410366391222
Infective jaundice10669421728552184
Total261715750103517229421215915498723922