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London County Council 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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In some instances more than one member of a family were affected by illness,
but the majority were isolated cases and may have been due to idiosyncrasies of
the patients.

Table: The following table shows the age and sex incidence in 259 of the 270 cases notified during the year; in the remaining 11 cases the ages were not stated:—Table 9

The following table shows the age and sex incidence in 259 of the 270 cases notified during the year; in the remaining 11 cases the ages were not stated:—

Table 9

SexUnder 5 years5-16 years15-25 years25-35 years35-45 years45-55 years55-65 yearsOver 65 yearsTotal
Male592223221783109
Female9173641191666150

Table: The causes of illness in the 270 notified cases were stated to be as follows:—

The causes of illness in the 270 notified cases were stated to be as follows:—

Fish53Fruit3
Tinned fish and paste32Tinned fruit or vegetables12
Meat94Miscellaneous27
Tinned meat and paste2Not known47

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Measles
The deaths from measles in 1938 numbered 235, compared with 24 in 1937 and
584 in the last epidemic year, 1936. The death-rate was -06 per thousand.

Table: The death-rates m London and England and Wales in recent years have been as follows:—Table 10

The death-rates m London and England and Wales in recent years have been as follows:—

Table 10

Area.19271928192919301931193219331034103519361937
London0.040.300.050.230. 030.190.020.200.000.140.01
England and Wales0.090.110.090.110.080.080.050.090.030.070.03

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Whoopingcongh
There were 102 deaths from whooping-cough in London during 1938, compared
with 247 in 1937. The death-rate was -03 per thousand.

Table: The death-rates in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in the following table:—Table 11

The death-rates in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in the following table:—

Table 11

Area19271928192919301931193219331934193519361937
London0.120.090.260.030.070.080 .070. 070. 040.070.06
England and Wales0.090.080.160.050.060 .070. 060.050.040050.04

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Scarlet fever
There were 8,093 notifications of scarlet fever in 1938, the corresponding figure
for 1937 being 8,455. The attack-rate was 2.0 per thousand, compared with 2.1
for 1937. The deaths numbered 27, giving a death-rate of .01 per thousand of
the population at all ages and a case-mortality of .3 per cent.

Table: The seasonal incidence, as shown by the notifications (uncorrected for errors of diagnosis) received in successive four-weekly periods during the year, was as follows:—Table 12 Weeks of the year

The seasonal incidence, as shown by the notifications (uncorrected for errors of diagnosis) received in successive four-weekly periods during the year, was as follows:—

Table 12 Weeks of the year

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