Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Infectious Diseases.—Notifications in the County of London during the 52 weeks ended 2nd January, 1932.
Metropolitan borough. | Anthrax. | Cerebrospinal fever. | Continued fever. | Diphtheria (including membranous croup). | Dysentery. | Encephalitis lethargica. | Enteric fever. | Erysipelas. | Malaria. | Ophthalmia neonatorum. | Pneumonia. | Polioencephalitis. | Poliomyelitis. | Puerporal fever. | Puerperal pyrexia. | Scarlet fever. | Small-pox. | Typhus. |
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Paddington | 1 | 4 | 3 | 254 | 2 | — | 9 | 68 | — | 18 | 339 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 372 | — | — |
Kensington | 8 | — | 256 | 25 | 1 | 20 | 62 | 1 | 14 | 252 | — | — | 8 | 62 | 415 | 2 | — | |
Hammersmith | — | 9 | — | 227 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 49 | — | 12 | 140 | — | — | 5 | 31 | 279 | 49 | — |
Fulham | — | 9 | — | 224 | — | 1 | 4 | 85 | — | 17 | 270 | — | 4 | 10 | 50 | 328 | — | — |
Chelsea | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | 2 | 21 | — | 6 | 128 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 92 | — | — |
Westminster, City of | — | 6 | — | 144 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 42 | i | 7 | 48 | — | — | 4 | 15 | 158 | 2 | — |
St. Marylebone | — | 5 | — | 141 | — | — | 12 | 53 | — | 11 | 79 | — | 1 | 11 | 22 | 252 | 2 | — |
Hampstead | — | 2 | — | 74 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 82 | — | 3 | 3 | 15 | 185 | — | — |
St. Pancras | — | 12 | — | 332 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 96 | 1 | 45 | 272 | — | 1 | 24 | 38 | 434 | 4 | _ |
Islington | — | 10 | — | 709 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 177 | 1 | 88 | 485 | — | 4 | 45 | 67 | 1,093 | 66 | — |
Stoke Newington | — | 2 | — | 58 | — | — | 2 | 30 | — | 7 | 41 | — | — | 5 | 14 | 104 | 1 | — |
Hackney | — | 7 | — | 403 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 99 | 1 | 28 | 187 | — | — | 6 | 67 | 497 | 43 | — |
Holborn | — | 5 | — | 74 | 2 | — | 4 | 17 | — | 7 | 38 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 60 | 3 | — |
Finsbury | — | 4 | — | 190 | — | — | 3 | 41 | 1 | 22 | 122 | — | — | 3 | 20 | 171 | 89 | — |
London, City of | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | — |
Shoreditch | — | 5 | — | 273 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 51 | — | 32 | 66 | — | — | 9 | 15 | 298 | 122 | — |
Bethnal Green | — | 6 | — | 321 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 97 | 3 | 22 | 184 | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 428 | 145 | — |
Stepney | — | 6 | — | 662 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 239 | 4 | 23 | 449 | — | 4 | 8 | 36 | 1,259 | 352 | — |
Poplar | — | 8 | — | 387 | — | 4 | 5 | 99 | — | 37 | 602 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 582 | 101 | — |
Southwark | — | 12 | — | 426 | 1 | — | 5 | 130 | 1 | 20 | 411 | — | 2 | 12 | 36 | 514 | 31 | — |
Bermondsey | — | 9 | — | 257 | — | 1 | 1 | 48 | — | 14 | 163 | — | 1 | 12 | 36 | 303 | 3 | — |
Lambeth | — | 7 | — | 461 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 152 | 3 | 37 | 466 | 1 | — | 15 | 47 | 602 | 256 | — |
Battersea | — | 3 | — | 352 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 74 | 2 | 38 | 358 | — | 6 | 7 | 24 | 499 | 3 | — |
Wandsworth | — | 6 | — | 434 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 132 | 5 | 40 | 561 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 669 | 5 | — |
Camberwell | 1 | 15 | — | 453 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 118 | 4 | 29 | 231 | — | 1 | 8 | 30 | 750 | 116 | — |
Deptford | — | 1 | — | 261 | — | — | 2 | 57 | — | 22 | 109 | — | 1 | 5 | 16 | 418 | 37 | — |
Greenwich | — | 1 | — | 282 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 64 | 1 | 5 | 134 | — | 2 | 6 | 15 | 255 | 9 | — |
Lewisham | — | 6 | _ | 372 | 2 | 10 | 70 | 1 | 15 | 284 | — | 2 | 21 | 30 | 654 | 7 | — | |
Woolwich | — | 7 | — | 272 | — | 1 | 5 | 81 | 1 | 8 | 364 | — | 6 | 9 | 41 | 337 | 3 | — |
Ages 0— | — | 35 | — | 239 | 3 | — | 2 | 97 | 629 | 559 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 137 | 14 | — | |
„ 1— | — | 49 | — | 2,763 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 91 | — | — | 1,404 | 1 | 29 | — | — | 3,282 | 97 | — |
„ 5— | — | 21 | — | 2,816 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 79 | — | — | 633 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 4,908 | 320 | — |
„ 10— | — | 11 | 1 | 1,052 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 67 | — | __ | 232 | — | 3 | — | — | 1,905 | 292 | — |
„ 15— | — | 16 | — | 476 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 100 | — | — | 356 | — | 5 | 12 | 65 | 675 | 199 | — |
„ 20— | 1 | 6 | — | 389 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 123 | 1 | — | 369 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 250 | 469 | 144 | — |
„ 25— | — | 15 | 2 | 397 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 216 | 15 | — | 637 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 381 | 440 | 133 | — |
„ 35— | — | 8 | — | 163 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 281 | 8 | — | 777 | — | — | 57 | 130 | 153 | 93 | — |
„ 45— | — | 7 | — | 45 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 465 | 8 | — | 688 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 45 | 83 | — |
„ 55— | — | 6 | — | 27 | — | 2 | 5 | 423 | — | — | 594 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 55 | — |
„ 65— | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | — | 2 | 3 | 227 | — | — | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — |
„ 75+ | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 125 | — | — | 223 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
London, 1931 | 175 | 3 | —8,384 | 58 | 40 | 186 | —2,294 | 32 | 629 | 6,880 | 5 | 51 | 291 | 828 | 12,025 | 1,452 | — | |
London, 1930 |