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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Disease | Under 1 Year | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65 & Over | Total All Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | - | 4 | 20 | 40 | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 75 |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 19 | 19 | 32 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 78 |
| Measles | 36 | 130 | 131 | 93 | 14 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 410 |
| Dysentery | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 66 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 10 |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | 3 | - | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 68 |
| Tuberculosis: Respiratory | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 75 |
| Other Forms | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Infective Hepatitis | - | 2 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 107 |
| Acute Gastro Enteritis | 10 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 85 |
| TOTAL | 63 | 185 | 182 | 221 | 50 | 73 | 71 | 32 | 33 | 41 | 37 | 988 |