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
London County Council 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 13—
| Year | New cases | Total venereal cases | Total non.venereal cases | Total attendances | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syphilis | S. Chancre | Gonorrhoea | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 1918 | 3,764 | 3,002 | 116 | 13 | 4,844 | 1,940 | 8,724 | 4,955 | 1,345 | 1,348 | 169,485 | |
| 1928 | 3,433 | 1,837 | 229 | 6 | 8,249 | 2,647 | 11,911 | 4,490 | 6,369 | 3,226 | 544,969 | 218,566 |
| 1938 | 1,799 | 1,065 | 235 | 9 | 7,120 | 2,151 | 9,154 | 3,225 | 8,249 | 5,269 | 588,815 | 263,908 |
| 1939 | 1,573 | 904 | 164 | 5 | 5,982 | 1,652 | 7,719 | 2,561 | 7,468 | 5,008 | 412,067 | 189,355 |
| 1940 | 1,493 | 709 | 146 | 9 | 4,591 | 1,319 | 6,230 | 2,037 | 5,383 | 3,515 | 305,693 | 131,375 |
| 1941 | 1,381 | 773 | 205 | 12 | 3,862 | 1,425 | 5,448 | 2,210 | 4,675 | 3,709 | 224,954 | 122,492 |
| 1942 | 1,369 | 917 | 148 | 9 | 3,082 | 1,444 | 4,599 | 2,370 | 4,960 | 5,177 | 222,864 | 155,559 |
| 1943 | 1,362 | 1,107 | 104 | 15 | 2,839 | 1,442 | 4,305 | 2,564 | 7,627 | 8,867 | 219,014 | 177,859 |
| 1944 | 1,176 | 967 | 89 | 13 | 2,929 | 1,363 | 4,194 | 2,343 | 6,568 | 8,234 | 188,450 | 155,332 |
| 1945 | 1,417 | 1,176 | 102 | 3 | 3,962 | 1,738 | 5,481 | 2,917 | 9,517 | 9,849 | 196,074 | 160,697 |
| 1946 | 2,371 | 1,354 | 154 | 11 | 7,718 | 1,785 | 10,243 | 3,150 | 17,153 | 8,654 | 284,108 | 161,839 |
| 1947 | 2,207 | 1,301 | 128 | 6 | 7,236 | 1,408 | 9,571 | 2,715 | 13,847 | 7,132 | 269,435 | 147,717 |
| 1948 | 1,949 | 1,155 | 102 | 6 | 7,008 | 1,346 | 9,059 | 2,507 | 16,349 | 6,821 | 268,203 | 148,212 |
| 1949 | 1,572 | 790 | 62 | 5 | 6,463 | 1,207 | 8,097 | 2,002 | 16,140 | 6,533 | 245,250 | 134,897 |
| 1950 | 1,278 | 664 | 90 | 3 | 5,740 | 1,127 | 7,108 | 1,794 | 17,385 | 6,180 | 238,986 | 122,482 |
| 1951 | 1,077 | 549 | 105 | 6 | 5,060 | 1,028 | 6,242 | 1,573 | 16,443 | 5,648 | 200,778 | 101,787 |
| 1952 | 811 | 490 | 91 | 3 | 5,625 | 1,176 | 6,527 | 1,669 | 16,920 | 5,632 | 220,871 | 100,420 |
| 1953 | 720 | 401 | 88 | 4 | 6,103 | 1,546 | 6,911 | 1,951 | 17,615 | 6,121 | 220,316 | 102,365 |
| 1954 | 651 | 340 | 64 | 2 | 5,816 | 1,422 | 6,531 | 1,764 | 17,875 | 6,304 | 219,258 | 100,554 |
T able 14
| Month | Temperature | Rainfall | Sunshine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (a) °F | Difference from Average (b) °F | Total ins. | Difference from Average (c) ins. | Total hrs. | Difference from Average (d) hrs. | |
| January | 38.7 | .1.8 | 0.91 | .0.85 | 60 | +16 |
| February | 37.6 | —3.1 | 1.73 | +0.19 | 55 | . 6 |
| March | 43.4 | +0.3 | 1.57 | .0.12 | 88 | -15 |
| April | 46.6 | -0.5 | 1.10 | -0.35 | 211 | +62 |
| May | 53.8 | -0.9 | 1.57 | -0.15 | 143 | -60 |
| June | 58.0 | -1.5 | 3.94 | +1.79 | 157 | -42 |
| July | 58.9 | -4.1 | 2.56 | +0.39 | 170 | -25 |
| August | 59.4 | -2.8 | 3.15 | +0.91 | 135 | -48 |
| September | 57.2 | .0.3 | 1.61 | -0.26 | 194 | +49 |
| October | 54.7 | +3.7 | 1.42 | -1.28 | 90 | -3 |
| November | 46.8 | +3.0 | 2.99 | +0.77 | 50 | -3 |
| December | 45.4 | +3.9 | 2.91 | +0.62 | 60 | +23 |
| Year | 50.0 | .0.4 | 25.46 | +1.66 | 1,410 | -55 |
(a) Average of the weekly means of daily readings.
(b) Average over the 30 years 1906 to 1935 published in 'Averages of temperature for the British Isles for periods
ending 1935
(c) Average over the 35 years 1881 to 1915 published in Section I of the ' Book of Normals'.
(d) Average over the 30 years 1901 to 1930 published in 'Averages of bright sunshine for the British Isles for periods
ending 1930'.
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