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
St Pancras 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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In the following table the number of notifications are set forth for the past 10 years: —
| Diseases. | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 192 2 | 1923 | 1924 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variola or Small-pox | — | — | — | — | 1O | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 1009 | 448 | 246 | 332 | 558 | 863 | 1713 | 1156 | 487 | 759 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 446 | 424 | 451 | 399 | 348 | 747 | 723 | 725 | 512 | 623 | |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 36 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 12 | |
| Fever, Simple or Continued | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Puerperal Fever | 14 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 16 | |
| Erysipelas | 202 | 120 | 126 | 121 | 134 | 126 | 87 | 118 | 92 | 108 | |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Anthrax | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Glanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 40 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 31 | 38 | 31 | 40 | 39 | 69 | 101 | 59 | 51 | 52 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 45 | |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 86 | 142 | 242 | 384 | 286 | 293 | |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 213 | 108 | 99 | 189 | 46 | 131 | |
| Malaria | .. | .. | .. | .. | 98 | 58 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 1 | |
| Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | |
| Trench Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | .. | 1855 | 3681 | 2144 | 1034 | 3093 | 1149 | 3728 | 327 | 4332 | |
| German Measles | .. | 381 | 609 | 311 | 268 | 195 | 81 | 253 | 134 | 270 | |
| Chicken-pox | 247 | .. | .. | 401 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary | 933 | 735 | 825 | 1034 | 799 | 684 | 546 | 534 | 440 | 447 |
| Other Forms | 150 | 138 | 169 | 203 | 206 | 132 | 153 | 148 | 137 | 119 | |
| Totals | 31 1 6 | 4229 | 6197 | 5022 | 3837 | 6277 | 4968 | 7349 | 2581 | 7217 | |