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 fever17144863—————79
Whooping cough2544517721—————200
Measles9642855767132162————1802
Diphtheria————————————
Dysentery1737202811252215746192
Meningoccal infection3——2—1—1———7
Acute encephalitis — infective
Paratyphoid—————1—————1
Food poisoning1841072312151479110
Tuberculosis — Respiratory11372218251914110
Other forms———1—121——49
Meninges & CHS———1———————1
Ophthalmia neonatorum5—————5
Acute gastro enteritis113180971286919912410410366391222
Infective jaundice—10669421728552—184
Total261715750103517229421215915498723922