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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Table 32—County of London—Notifications of infectious disease during the 52 weeks ended 31st December, 1938
| Metropolitan boroughs (in topographical order) | Anthrax | Cerebrospinal fever | Continued fever | Diphtheria (including membranous croup) | Dysentery | Encephalitis lethargica | Enteric fever | Erysipelas | Malaria | *Measles | Ophthalmia neonatorum | Acute primary and influenzal Pneumonia | Polio- encephalitis | Polio-myelitis | Puerperal fever | Puerperal pyrexia | Scarlet fever | Whooping-cough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paddington | — | 7 | 1 | 229 | 32 | — | 5 | 54 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 128 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 44 | 197 | 106 |
| Kensington | — | 7 | —_ | 177 | 84 | — | 15 | 52 | — | 5 | 11 | 98 | — | 8 | 6 | 36 | 247 | 115 |
| Hammersmith | — | 8 | — | 192 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 52 | — | 8 | 7 | 116 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 287 | 52 |
| Fulham | — | 6 | — | 212 | 29 | — | 4 | 68 | — | 10 | 18 | 132 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 264 | 17 |
| Chelsea | — | 3 | — | 163 | 43 | — | 9 | 27 | _ | 1 | 3 | 64 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 86 | 24 |
| Westminster, City of | — | 6 | — | 148 | 27 | — | 10 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 22 | — | 2 | 6 | 18 | 98 | 16 |
| Northern— | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Marylebone | — | 4 | — | 87 | 16 | — | 9 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | — | 2 | 3 | 17 | 87 | 19 |
| Hampstead | — | 6 | — | 86 | 10 | — | 8 | 30 | — | 3 | 15 | 92 | — | 1 | 4 | 20 | 163 | 20 |
| St. Pancras | — | 11 | — | 376 | 59 | — | 8 | 86 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 203 | — | 5 | 7 | 37 | 329 | 113 |
| Islington | — | 13 | — | 599 | 98 | — | 8 | 157 | 1 | 13 | 38 | 188 | — | 4 | 19 | 70 | 699 | 111 |
| Stoke Newington | — | 2 | — | 51 | 6 | — | — | 25 | — | 2 | 6 | 35 | — | 1 | 11 | 22 | 98 | 10 |
| Hackney | — | 8 | — | 232 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 105 | — | 7 | 23 | 185 | — | 3 | 21 | 67 | 368 | 202 |
| Central— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Holborn | — | 1 | — | 45 | 11 | — | — | 14 | — | 2 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | 2 | 58 | 10 |
| Finsbury | — | 1 | — | 139 | 20 | — | — | 34 | — | 10 | 13 | 62 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 154 | 49 |
| City of London | — | 1 | — | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| Eastern— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shoreditch | — | 9 | — | 202 | 80 | 1 | 33 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 82 | — | 1 | 2 | 17 | 212 | 59 |
| Bethnal Green | — | 2 | — | 234 | 22 | — | 2 | 73 | — | 7 | 15 | 130 | — | 2 | 2 | 18 | 346 | 43 |
| Stepney | 1 | 8 | — | 405 | 41 | 1 | 11 | 128 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 238 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 366 | 102 |
| Poplar | — | 9 | — | 542 | 17 | — | 5 | 66 | — | 11 | 9 | 299 | — | 4 | 4 | 48 | 333 | 80 |
| Southern— | ||||||||||||||||||
| South wark | — | 7 | — | 361 | 25 | — | 3 | 72 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 141 | — | 5 | — | 26 | 339 | 125 |
| Bermondsey | 1 | 3 | — | 187 | 26 | — | 2 | 57 | — | 8 | 10 | 112 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 200 | 67 |
| Lambeth | — | 19 | — | 607 | 18 | — | 8 | 108 | — | 41 | 50 | 222 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 44 | 459 | 91 |
| Battersea | — | 2 | — | 276 | 17 | — | 7 | 52 | — | 18 | 30 | 239 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 322 | 106 |
| Wandsworth | 1 | 17 | — | 498 | 179 | — | 14 | 113 | — | 9 | 32 | 327 | — | 13 | 8 | 45 | 568 | 148 |
| Camberwell | — | 6 | — | 435 | 22 | — | 4 | 104 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 150 | — | 5 | 13 | 45 | 563 | 37 |
| Deptford | — | 2 | — | 173 | 12 | — | 2 | 39 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 92 | — | 10 | 1 | 25 | 224 | 51 |
| Greenwich | — | 1 | — | 253 | 23 | — | 3 | 48 | — | 10 | 15 | 92 | — | 6 | 2 | 36 | 157 | 34 |
| Lewisham | 1 | 6 | — | 394 | 19 | — | 7 | 70 | — | 8 | 22 | 278 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 39 | 471 | 64 |
| Woolwich | — | 7 | — | 296 | 49 | — | 6 | 92 | — | 5 | 32 | 185 | — | 5 | 8 | 36 | 389 | 19 |
| Ages 0- | — | 23 | — | 146 | 78 | — | — | 26 | — | 59 | 489 | 215 | — | 3 | — | — | 64 | 231 |
| „ 1- | — | 45 | — | 2,299 | 335 | 1 | 7 | 55 | — | 139 | — | 741 | 4 | 51 | — | — | 2,502 | 1,149 |
| „ 5- | — | 22 | — | 3,053 | 164 | — | 19 | 44 | — | 51 | — | 448 | 5 | 35 | — | — | 3,296 | 490 |
| „ 10- | — | 7 | — | 933 | 43 | 1 | 16 | 55 | — | 15 | — | 137 | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | 1,056 | 8 |
| „ 15- | — | 22 | — | 409 | 28 | — | 17 | 95 | — | 6 | — | 211 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 450 | 2 |
| „ 20- | — | 15 | — | 272 | 39 | — | 26 | 96 | 1 | 4 | — | 177 | — | 5 | 49 | 239 | 226 | — |
| „ 25- | — | 25 | — | 327 | 69 | 2 | 41 | 229 | 2 | 6 | — | 408 | — | 5 | 100 | 429 | 313 | 6 |
| „ 35- | 2 | 9 | — | 106 | 42 | — | 29 | 277 | 6 | 1 | — | 421 | — | — | 37 | 129 | 114 | 1 |
| „ 45- | 1 | 7 | — | 35 | 36 | — | 17 | 318 | 5 | — | — | 420 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 49 | 2 |
| „ 55- | — | 7 | 1 | 16 | 42 | — | 8 | 322 | 2 | — | — | 402 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| „ 65- | 1 | — | — | 12 | 55 | 1 | 10 | 210 | — | 1 | — | 270 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| „ 75 + | — | — | — | 3 | 118 | — | 1 | 102 | — | — | — | 112 | —- | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Total, 1938 | 4 | 182 | 1 | 7,611 | 1,049 | 5 | 191 | 1,829 | 16 | 282 | 489 | 3,962 | 12 | 122 | 199 | 853 | 8,093 | 1,891 |
| Total, 1937 | 3 | 175 | 6 | 7,810 | 916 | 8 | 216 | 1,764 | 42 | — | 453 | 4,798 | 13 | 95 | 228 | 793 | 8,455 | — |
*Measles and whooping-cough were made notifiable in London from 1st October, 1938.
There were no notifications of smallpox or typhus fever during the year.