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 9—
Year | Anthrax | Diphtheria | Dysentery | Acute Encephalitis | Enteric fever | Erysipelas | Malaria | Measles | Meningococcal infection | Ophthalmia neonatorum | Pneumonia | Poliomyelitis | Puerperal pyrexia | Scabies | Scarlet fever | Smallpox | Typhus | Whooping Cough | Food poisoning | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | |||
1934 | 3 | 0.0007 | 11,782 | 2.79 | 58 | 0.014 | 29 | 0.007 | 109 | 0.026 | 2,586 | 0.613 | 30 | 0.007 | 137 | 0.032 | 467 | 5,569 | 1.320 | 74 | 0.018 | 758 | 18,238 | 4.32 | 144 | 0.034 | — | — | . | |||||||||||
1935 | 2 | 0.0005 | 9,294 | 2.23 | 199 | 0.048 | 15 | 0.004 | 187 | 0.045 | 1,868 | 0.448 | 37 | 0.009 | 105 | 0.025 | 382 | 6.87 | 3,707 | 0.888 | 85 | 0.020 | 652 | 11.31 | 10,954 | 2.63 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1936 | — | — | 7,030 | 1.68 | 304 | 0.072 | 12 | 0.003 | 255 | 0.061 | 1,815 | 0.432 | 35 | 0.008 | 113 | 0.027 | 462 | 8.10 | 4,141 | 0.986 | 38 | 0.009 | 635 | 10.92 | 10,705 | 2.55 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1937 | 3 | 0.0007 | 7,810 | 1.91 | 916 | 0.224 | 8 | 0.002 | 216 | 0.053 | 1,764 | 0.432 | 42 | 0.010 | 175 | 0.043 | 453 | 8.26 | 4,798 | 1.175 | 108 | 0.026 | 793 | 13.94 | 8,455 | 2.07 | _ | _ | _ | _ | ||||||||||
1938 | 4 | 0.001 | 7,611 | 1.88 | 1,049 | 0.259 | 5 | 0.001 | 191 | 0.047 | 1,829 | 0.451 | 16 | 0.004 | 0.28 | 182 | 0.045 | 489 | 9.00 | 3,962 | 0.978 | 134 | 0.033 | 853 | 15.18 | 8,093 | 2.00 | — | — | — | — | (c) 1,891 | 1.87 | |||||||
1939 | 3 | 0.0008 | 3,671 | 0.974 | 268 | 0.071 | 11 | 0.003 | 98 | 0.026 | 1,388 | 0.368 | 17 | 0.005 | 1,303 | 0.35 | 169 | 0.045 | 408 | 8.07 | 3,733 | 0.990 | 98 | 0.026 | 704 | 13.05 | 5,677 | 1.51 | — | — | — | — | 10,537 | 2.80 | ||||||
1940 | 3 | 0.001 | 1,844 | 0.601 | 161 | 0.052 | 8 | 0.003 | 158 | 0.052 | 1,076 | 0.351 | 16 | 0.005 | 5,447 | 1.78 | 839 | 0.274 | 303 | 6.56 | 2,688 | 0.876 | 20 | 0.007 | 472 | 9.91 | 2,498 | 0.81 | — | — | — | — | 669 | 0.22 | ||||||
1941 | 1 | 0.0004 | 2,179 | 0.921 | 610 | 0.258 | 10 | 0.004 | 210 | 0.089 | 1,171 | 0.495 | 13 | 0.005 | 11,039 | 4.67 | 706 | 0.298 | 185 | 5.54 | 2,518 | 1.064 | 41 | 0.017 | 340 | 9.88 | 2,372 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | 7,944 | 3.36 | ||||||
1942 | 1 | 0.0004 | 1,813 | 0.756 | 749 | 0.312 | 3 | 0.001 | 67 | 0.028 | 1,034 | 0.431 | 16 | 0.007 | 19,987 | 8.33 | 341 | 0.142 | 210 | 5.15 | 2,246 | 0.936 | 25 | 0.010 | 505 | 12.01 | 4,416 | 1.84 | 2 | 0.0008 | _ | _ | 6,234 | 2.60 | ||||||
1943 | 4 | 0.002 | 1,862 | 0.747 | 1,103 | 0.442 | 4 | 0.002 | 47 | 0.019 | 1,054 | 0.423 | 35 | 0.014 | 22,882 | 9.18 | 231 | 0.093 | 233 | 5.17 | 3,159 | 1.267 | 43 | 0.017 | 471 | 10.20 | (d) 9,689 | 9.18 | 9,477 | 3.80 | — | — | — | — | 6,661 | 2.67 | ||||
1944 (e) .. | — | — | 758 | 0.308 | 1,450 | 0.589 | 2 | 0.0008 | 30 | 0.012 | 916 | 0.372 | 78 | 0.032 | 7,329 | 2.98 | 150 | 0.061 | 211 | 4.70 | 2,292 | 0.931 | 17 | 0.006 | 399 | 8.68 | 16,450 | 6.70 | 3,862 | 1.57 | 2 | 0.0008 | — | — | 7,136 | 2.90 | ||||
1945 | — | 801 | 0.308 | 1,867 | 0.718 | 3 | 0.001 | 28 | 0.011 | 818 | 0.314 | 93 | 0.036 | 23,486 | 9.03 | 145 | 0.056 | 222 | 4.84 | 1,930 | 0.742 | 63 | 0.024 | 515 | 10.97 | 14,753 | 5.69 | 4,079 | 1.57 | 3 | 0.001 | 3 | 0.001 | 3,264 | 1.25 | |||||
1946 | — | — | 747 | 0.240 | 845 | 0.272 | 6 | 0.002 | 44 | 0.014 | 844 | 0.271 | 168 | 0.054 | 22,846 | 7.35 | 184 | 0.059 | 268 | 4.06 | 2,125 | 0.683 | 29 | 0.009 | 553 | 8.18 | 11,892 | 3.84 | 4,402 | 1.42 | 2 | 0.0006 | — | — | 6,887 | 2.22 | ||||
1947 | 2 | 0.0006 | 451 | 0.136 | 309 | 0.093 | 7 | 0.002 | 48 | 0.015 | 742 | 0.224 | 47 | 0.014 | 17,486 | 5.28 | 166 | 0.050 | 231 | 3.27 | 2,110 | 0.638 | 702 | 0.212 | 441 | 6.11 | 5,304 | 1.60 | 4,331 | 1.31 | 3 | 0.001 | 1 | 0.0003 | 9,267 | 2.80 | ||||
1948 | 1 | 0.0003 | 335 | 0.100 | 704 | 0.211 | 1 | 0.0003 | 48 | 0.014 | 719 | 0.215 | 33 | 0.010 | 30,608 | 9.17 | 110 | 0.033 | 224 | 3.68 | 1,891 | 0.566 | 141 | 0.042 | 460 | 7.42 | 2,484 | 0.74 | 4,568 | 1.37 | — | — | — | — | 10,450 | 3.13 | ||||
1949 | 3 | 0.0009 | 221 | 0.065 | 440 | 0.130 | 4 | 0.001 | 58 | 0.017 | 583 | 0.173 | 21 | 0.006 | 28,816 | 8.54 | 76 | 0.023 | 186 | 3.29 | 1,858 | 0.550 | 668 | 0.198 | 433 | 7.51 | 1,311 | 0.39 | 4,945 | 1.46 | 3 | 0.001 | — | — | 5,754 | 1.70 | 630 | 0.19 | ||
1950 | 2 | 0.0006 | 81 | 0.024 | 960 | 0.283 | 18 | 0.005 | 63 | 0.019 | 566 | 0.167 | 20 | 0.006 | 22,282 | 6.57 | 90 | 0.027 | 145 | 2.70 | 1,691 | 0.499 | 371 | 6.78 (g) 14.96 | 823 | 0.24 | 4,157 | 1.23 | — | — | — | — | 10,875 | 3.21 | 863 | 0.25 | ||||
1951 | 1 | 0.0003 | 30 | 0.009 | 4,069 | 1.212 | 19 | 0.006 | 66 | 0.020 | 496 | 0.148 | 23 | 0.007 | 49,148 | 14.64 | 108 | 0.032 | 93 | 1.78 | 2,409 | 0.717 | 61 | 0.018 | 51 | 0.015 | 911 | 572 | 0.17 | 3,705 | 1.10 | — | — | 1 | 0.0003 | 10,448 | 3.11 | 787 | 0.23 | |
1952 | — | — | 18 | 0.005 | 1,704 | 0.507 | 21 | 0.006 | 25 | 0.007 | 467 | 0.139 | 22 | 0.007 | 31,055 | 9.23 | 82 | 0.024 | 202 | 3.93 | 1,908 | 0.567 | 204 | 0.061 | 105 | 0.031 | 1,860 | 30.38 | 535 | 0.16 | 5,263 | 1.56 | — | — | — | — | 5,587 | 1.66 | 612 | 0.18 |
1953 | — | — | 11 | 0.003 | 2,639 | 0.789 | 18 | 0.005 | 45 | 0.013 | 408 | 0.122 | 89 | 0.027 | 27,046 | 8.09 | 98 | 0.029 | 161 | 3.16 | 2,434 | 0.728 | 235 | 0.070 | 97 | 0.029 | 1,712 | 28.72 | 527 | 0.16 | 3,425 | 1.02 | — | — | — | — | 11,027 | 3.30 | 1,269 | 0.38 |
1954 | 1 | 0.0003 | 4 | 0.001 | 4,268 | 1.285 | 15 | 0.005 | 49 | 0*015 | 368 | 0.111 | 53 | 0.016 | 7,445 | 2.41 | 86 | 0.026 | 112 | 2.21 | 1,502 | 0.452 | 79 | 0.024 | 46 | 0.013 | 1,938 | 32.51 | 669 | 0.20 | 2,444 | 0.74 | — | — | 1 | 0.0003 | 4,691 | 1.41 | 1,060 | 0.32 |
1955 | — | — | 16 | 0.005 | 3,019 | 0.916 | 20 | 0.006 | 111 | 0034 | 361 | 0.110 | 40 | 0.012 | 49,110 | 14.90 | 98 | 0.030 | 106 | 2.13 | 1,903 | 0.578 | 512 | 0.155 | 448 | 0.136 | 1,984 | 33.92 | 660 | 0.20 | 2,070 | 0.63 | — | — | — | — | 4,709 | 1.43 | 1,530 | 0.46 |
1956 | 1 | 0.0003 | 11 | 0.003 | 6,392 | 1.953 | 54 | 0.016 | 73 | 0.022 | 297 | 0.091 | 31 | 0.009 | 9,651 | 2.959 | 94 | 0.029 | 83 | 1.59 | 1,633 | 0.499 | 183 | 0.056 | 96 | 0.029 | 1,792 | 29.49 | 703 | 0.21 | j 2,198 | 0.67 | — | — | — | — | 5,450 | 1.67 | 1,327 | 0.41 |
(a) Rate per 1,000 total births after correction for London residence 1934.50; from 1951 rate per 1,000 total births registered in London. (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, (e) In order to preserve uniformity with published national figures the practice of the Registrar.General has been followed in producing this table, namely in taking
full account of any known changes in diagnosis after the receipt of the original notification. These corrections were not available prior to 1944. Comparable figures can be
obtained by the method given in the footnote to this table in the years 1947.51. (f) Rate per 1,000 live births. (g) For cause of increase since 1950 see page 16 of
Annual Report for 1951.