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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Population | 196,883 | 228,585 | 228,980 | 212,900 | 212,500 | 214,400 | 214,600 | 216,300 | 216,800 | 213,200 | 206,000 | 204,400 | 204,400 | 195,600 | 194,000 | 190,900 | 187,540 | 185,300 | 183,900 | 181,900 | 179,400 | 167,300 | 133,200 | 103,770 | 105,900 | 108,640 | 105,780 | 111,400 | 129,410 | 136,700 | 140,200 |
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| 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | |
| Smallpox | - | 10 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 87 | 175 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 332 | 558 | 863 | 1713 | 1156 | 487 | 759 | 651 | 432 | 527 | 618 | 668 | 659 | 435 | 517 | 653 | 705 | 354 | 434 | 364 | 333 | 253 | 100 | 136 | 173 | 408 | 184 | 245 | 244 | 124 | 132 |
| 3. Diphtheria or Membranous Croup | 399 | 348 | 747 | 723 | 725 | 512 | 623 | 704 | 523 | 390 | 407 | 374 | 568 | 334 | 301 | 363 | 456 | 440 | 487 | 614 | 374 | 157 | 84 | 118 | 101 | 99 | 58 | 104 | 94 | 41 | 37 |
| 4. Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 17 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 5. Puerperal Fever | 5 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 14 | V | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 6. Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (g) | 13 | 47 | 40 | 71 | 52 | 38 | 46 | 45 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 37 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 34 | 47 | 35 | 34 |
| 7. Erysipelas | 121 | 134 | 126 | 87 | 118 | 92 | 108 | 117 | 80 | 98 | 97 | 110 | 120 | 96 | 117 | 121 | 156 | 92 | 81 | 64 | 86 | 51 | 50 | 43 | 56 | 72 | 56 | 60 | 53 | 38 | 46 |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 9. Anterior Poliomyelitis and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Polioencephalitis | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 36 | 7 |
| 10. Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 40 | 39 | 69 | 101 | 59 | 61 | 52 | 37 | 43 | 38 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 45 | 74 | 42 | 33 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 23 | 19 |
| 11. Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. Acute Influenza and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Influenzal Pneumonia | (b) | 213 | 108 | 99 | 189 | 40 | 131 | 76 | 60 | 121 | 65 | 208 | 24 | 79 | 68 | 111 | 66 | 44 | 46 | 79 | 39 | 31 | 20 | 38 | 26 | 44 | 34 | 136 | 123 | 97 | 87 |
| 13. Acute Primary Pneumonia | 86 | 142 | 242 | 384 | 286 | 293 | 231 | 218 | 178 | 282 | 250 | 170 | 193 | 178 | 211 | 300 | 151 | 182 | 150 | 166 | 168 | 86 | 103 | 89 | 79 | 89 | |||||
| 14. Malaria | (e) | 98 | 58 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 61 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 15. Dysentery | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 51 | 57 | 84 | 63 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 54 | 31 | 56 | 155 | 92 | 24 | 70 | |
| 16. Measles | 2144 | 1034 | 3093 | 1149 | 3728 | 327 | 4332 | 1233 | 3734 | 417 | 3876 | 591 | 3476 | 430 | 286o | 437 | 3638 | 120 | 2975 | H38 | 2337 | 85 | 285 | 616 | 1492 | 1082 | 798 | 1025 | 1115 | 902 | 1361 |
| 17. German Measles | 311 | 268 | 195 | 81 | 253 | 134 | 270 | 877 | 143 | 60 | 83 | 1074 | 116 | 68 | 65 | 486 | 191 | 145 | 78 | 120 | 355 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 18. Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 65 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| 19. Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 113 | 626 | 46 | 342 | 480 | 439 | 575 | 183 | 511 | 484 | 363 | |
| 21. Scabies | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (e) | 546 | 931 | 887 | 699 | 300 | 138 |
| 22. Typhus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23. Anthrax | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24. Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes.—(a) Encephalitis lethargica compulsorily notifiable from 1st January, 1919 (S.R. and O. No. 1741, 1918).
(b) Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia compulsorily notifiable from March, 1919 (P.H. (Pneumonia, Malaria, Dysentery, etc.) Reglns, 1919.
(c) Malaria and Dysentery compulsorily notifiable from 1st March, 1919 (P.H. (Pneumonia, Malaria, Dysentery, etc.) Reglns, 1919).
(d) Whooping Cough compulsorily notifiable and German Measles ceased to be notifiable from 1st October, 1938.
(e) Scabies compulsorily notifiable from 1st August, 1943.
(/) Food Poisoning notifiable 12th July, 1932 (L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1932).
(g) Puerperal Pyrexia notifiable 1st October, 1926.