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 1925
[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. | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variola or Small-pox | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 448 | 246 | 332 | 558 | 863 | 1713 | 1156 | 487 | 759 | ||
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 424 | 45??? | 399 | 348 | 747 | 723 | 725 | 512 | 623 | ||
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 38 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 12 | ||
| Fever, Simple or Continued | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Puerperal Fever | 18 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 16 | ||
| Erysipelas | 120 | 12??? | 121 | 134 | 126 | 87 | 118 | 92 | 108 | ||
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Anthrax | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Glanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 23 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Anterior Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 38 | 31 | 40 | 39 | 69 | 101 | 59 | 57 | 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 | 40 | 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 | .. | .. | 401 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary | 735 | 825 | 1034 | 799 | 684 | 546 | 534 | 440 | 447 | |
| Other Forms | 138 | 169 | 203 | 206 | 132 | 153 | 148 | 137 | 119 | ||
| Totals | 4229 | 6197 | 5022 | 3837 | 6277 | 4968 | 7349 | 2581 | 7217 | ||