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 10
Fourweekly periods 1956 | Dysentery | Measles | Meningococcal infection | Pneumonia | Poliomyelitis | Scarlet fever | Whooping cough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paralytic | Non-paralytic or not stared | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ages | Ages | Ages | Ages | Ages | Ages | Ages | Ages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0—4 | 5—14 | 15+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—14 | 15+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—74 | 15+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—74 | 75+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—74 | 75+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—74 | 75+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—14 | 75+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—74 | 15+ | Total | ||
1— 4 | M | 58 | 45 | 19 | 122 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 51 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 31 | 12 | 115 | 158 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 46 | 5 | 87 | 86 | 51 | 1 | 139 |
F | 1 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 772 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 75 | 81 | 55 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
5— 8 | M | 94 | 108 | 60 | 265 | 41 | 42 | — | 83 | 6 | — | 1 | 7 | 25 | 14 | 94 | 135 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 25 | 36 | 6 | 67 | 69 | 34 | - | 104 | |
F | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 72 | 706 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
9—12 | M | 197 | 222 | 69 | 494 | 53 | 59 | 6 | 118 | 3 | — | _ | 3 | 12 | 15 | 97 | 125 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 67 | 7 | 111 | 75 | 54 | - | 129 | |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 94 | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 75 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
13—16 | M | 177 | 146 | 85 | 410 | 78 | 70 | 15 | 163 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 66 | 84 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 31 | 42 | 7 | 80 | 84 | 56 | 142 | ||
F | 97 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 53 | 59 | 1 | — | 2 | -- | - | 1 | 1 | 24 | 48 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
17—20 | M | 141 | 183 | 58 | 386 | 131 | 162 | 11 | 304 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 45 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 31 | 68 | 16 | 115 | 97 | 69 | 1 | 167 | |
F | 7 | — | 34 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75 | 65 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
21—24 | M | 129 | 113 | 54 | 299 | 298 | 243 | 6 | 551 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 39 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 22 | 54 | 5 | 82 | 91 | 184 | ||||
79 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 22 | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 70 | 2 | 92 | ||||||||||||||||
25—28 | M | 105 | 143 | 65 | 315 | 350 | 274 | 6 | 632 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | _ | 25 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 57 | 4 | 88 | 132 | 140 | 1 | 277 | ||
77 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 67 | 137 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
29—32 | M | 66 | 64 | 34 | 165 | 240 | 3 | 545 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 10 | 35 | 3 | 48 | 179 | 142 | 2 | 323 | |
F | 72 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 76 | 54 | 4 | 54 | 153 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
33—36 | M | 29 | 17 | 27 | 73 | 263 | 78 | 2 | 343 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 207 | 132 | 2 | 341 | |
F | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 232 | 161 | ||||||||||||||||
37—40 | M | 32 | 26 | 14 | 74 | 134 | 72 | 2 | 209 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 2 | 188 | 72 | 1 | 261 | ||
77 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 57 | 1 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
41—44 | M | 27 | 24 | 32 | 85 | 224 | 137 | 1 | 363 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 5 | - | 10 | 32 | 69 | 2 | 104 | 105 | 61 | - | 166 | |
F | 353 | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 6 | _ | 7 | 27 | 74 | 5 | 106 | 114 | 66 | 3 | 184 | |||||||||
45—48 | M | 45 | 37 | 13 | 97 | 333 | 185 | 3 | 521 | 3 | _ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 83 | 1 | 116 | 100 | 73 | 1 | 174 |
F | 7 | — | 7 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 104 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
49—52 | M | 40 | 41 | 24 | 107 | 489 | 352 | 4 | 849 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 59 | 85 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 60 | 3 | 101 | 109 | 65 | 1 | 175 |
F | 332 | 2 | — | 7 | 4 | 74 | 9 | 63 | 5 | 7 | - | 5 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 110 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Total (52 weeks) | M | 1,140 | 1,169 | 554 | 2,892 | 2,722 | 1,933 | 62 | 4,732 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 116 | 88 | 654 | 864 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 89 | 16 | 41 | 11 | 68 | 354 | 669 | 64 | 1,090 | 1,523 | 1,040 | 13 | 2,582 |
4,739 | 23 | 48 | 90 | 72 | 599 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 80 | 10 | 33 | 60 | 56 | 1,088 | 7,559 | 2,790 |
Notes: 7. Where the total figures are in excess of the sum of the age groups, the difference is due to cases ' age not known
2. The totals of these figures will not necessarily agree with the total notifications given in Table 9 which relates to the calendar year 1956 and which includes bulk
notifications from hospitals not notified individually.