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London County Council 1946

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

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Table 13—County of London—Notifiable infectious diseases—Annual number of notifications and numbers per 1,000 of population—1931.1946

YearAnthraxCerebrospinal feverContinued feverDiphtheriaDysenteryEncephalitis lethargicaEnteric feverErysipelasMalariaMeaslesOphthalmia neonatorumPneumoniaPolioencephalitisPoliomyelitisPuerperal feverPuerperal pyrexiaScabiesScarlet feverSmallpoxTyphusWhooping-cough
CasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRat eCasesRate
193120.0011750.04030.0018,3841.90580.013400.0091860.0422,2940.521320.007(b)(b)629(a) 9.606,8801.56250.001510.012291(a) 4.44828(a) 12.64(b)(b)12,0252.731,4520.330(b)(b)
193230.0012470.05740.0018,0871.87790.018470.0111950.0452,2300.515410.009(b)(b)68711.105,6731.309100.002790.0182183.5274111.97(b)(b)14,1193.261,1310.261(b)(b)
193330.0012160.05050.0019,5572.23310.007220.0051640.0382,7660.645210.005(b)(b)5279.316,2991.46960.001600.0142554.5183814.81(b)(b)21,9115.115310.124(b)(b)
193430.0011370.03240.00111,7822.79580.014290.0071090.0262,5860.613300.007(b)(b)4678.245,5691.32080.002660.0162544.4875813.37(b)(b)18,2384.321440.034(b)(b)
193520.00051050.02530.0019,2942.231990.048150.0041870.0451,8680.448370.009(b)(b)3826.873,7070.88840.001810.0192414.3365211.72(b)(b)10,9542.63(b)(b)
19361130.02740.0017,0301.683040.072120.0032550.0611,8150.432350.008(b)(b)4628.104,1410.98620.0005360.0091753.0763511.13(b)(b)10,7052.55(b)(b)
193730.0011750.04360.0017,8101.919160.22480.0022160.0531,7640.432420.010('b)(b)4538.264,7981.175130.003950.0232284.1679314.16(b)(b)8,4552.07(b)(b)
193840.0011820.04510.00027,6111.881,0490.25950.0011910.0471,8290.451160.004282(c)0.284899.003,9620.978120.0031220.0301993.6685315.70(b)(b)8.0932.001,891 (c)1.87
193930.0011690.04530 0013,6710.9742680.071110.003980.0261,3880.368170.0051,3030.354088.073,7330.99030.001950.0251633.2270413.92(b)(b)5,6771.5110,5372.80
194030.0018390.27460.0021,8440.6011610.05280.0031580.0521,0760.351160.0055,4471.783037.102,6880.87630.001170.0061553.6347211.05(b)(b)2,4980.816690.218
194110.00047060.29820.0012,1790.9216100.258100.0042100.0891,1710.495130.00511,0394.671856.672,5181.06450.002360.015943.3934012.26(b)(b)2,3721.007,9443.36
194210.00043410.14210 00041,8130.7567490.31230.001670.0281,0340.431160.00719,9878.332105.182,2460.93610.0004240.0101102.7150512.46(b)(b)4.4161.8420.0016,2342.60
194340.0022310.09310.00041,8620.7471,1030.44240.002470.0191,0540.423350.01422,8829.182335.193,1591.26730.001400.0161473.2747110.499,689 (d)9.189,4773.806,6612.67
10441950.07920.0011,1260.4591,5580.63440.002380.0159240.376780.0327,4993.052114.762,2520.91720.001180.0071723.883878.7316,4506.704,1531.6920.0017,1442.91
19451850.07120.0011,2730.4912,0820.80370.003450.0178460.326930.03623,5189.072244.931,9920.768700.0271884.1447210.4014,7535.694,2521.6440.00240.0023,3071.28
19462520.08110.00031,2640.4088990.290110.004610.0208640.2791680.05422.5177.262674.062.3130.74630.001360.0121372.095197.9011.8923.844,5951.4820.0016,8182.20

(a) Rate per 1,000 live births. (b) Comparable figures not available for this period.
(c) Cases relate to last quarter only — Rates are adjusted on an annual basis.
(d) Cases relate to last 22 weeks only — Rates are adjusted on an annual basis.