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 V. 6—Notification of certain infectious diseases—distribution by age and date of notification—Administrative County of London, 52 weeks commencing week ended 5th fanuary, 1957
Four-weekly periods 1957 | Dysentery | Measles | Meningococcal infection | Pneumonia | Poliomyelitis | Scarlet fever | Whooping cough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paralytic | Non-paralytic or not stated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M | 35 | 30 | 13 | 79 | 813 | 572 | 13 | 1,399 | 1 | - | 3 | 15 | 4 | 56 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 3 | 67 | 148 | 92 | - | 240 | ||||
95 | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 57 | 4 | 158 | 118 | 7 | 283 | ||||||||||||||||||
5—8 | M | 56 | 58 | 24 | 138 | 1,329 | 1,628 | 15 | 2,978 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 11 | 61 | 103 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 86 | 3 | 123 | 191 | 105 | 2 | 298 | |
— | 2 | 1 | 14 | 52 | 91 | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 33 | 199 | 7 | 344 | |||||||||||||||||
9—12 | M | 46 | 67 | 147 | 2,203 | 1,833 | 28 | 4,071 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 88 | 116 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 80 | 4 | 112 | 146 | 119 | 2 | 268 | |
- | - | —- | - | 75 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | -— | 7 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 739 | 4 | 326 | ||||||||||||||||
13—16 | M | 35 | 44 | 18 | 99 | 2,012 | 1,731 | 26 | 3,774 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | _ | 1 | 25 | 87 | 5 | 117 | 134 | 106 | 4 | 244 |
S4 | 3,720 | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | 46 | - | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - | 7 | 2 | 29 | 90 | 3 | 742 | 779 | 5 | 266 | ||||||||||||
17—20 | M | 16 | 14 | 24 | 56 | 1,778 | 958 | 29 | 2,769 | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | —- | 3 | — | 3 | 30 | 45 | 5 | 80 | 88 | 73 | 4 | 165 |
F | 7 | - | —- | 7 | 39 | 45 | 3 | 7 | - | - | 7 | 20 | 47 | - | 67 | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
21—24 | M | 39 | 47 | 14 | 100 | 1,018 | 870 | 21 | 1,910 | 3 | _ | 1 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 51 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 28 | 77 | 4 | 109 | 80 | 55 | 3 | 138 | |
F | - | 7 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 4 | - | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2(5 | 79 | 47 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
25—28 | M | 32 | 14 | 58 | 638 | 394 | 8 | 1,043 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 3 | 69 | 50 | 44 | _ | 94 | |
F | 57 | 77 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 34 | 3 | — | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | (5 | 74 | 5 | (5/ | (57 | 5(5 | 2 | |||||||||||
29—32 | M | 4 | 7 | 33 | 257 | 179 | 2 | 441 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 54 | 2 | 71 | 65 | 37 | _ | 102 | |
F | 6 | - | — | - | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 33 | 7 | 55 | 4(5 | 56 | 2 | |||||||||||||
33—36 | M | 12 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 131 | 42 | 2 | 176 | 4 | _ | - | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 39 | 63 | 46 | _ | 109 |
F | 59 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 77 | 2 | 32 | 77 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
37—40 | M | 21 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 41 | __ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 85 | 112 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 3 | 50 | 55 | 26 | 1 | 82 |
F | 9 | 57 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 77 | 57 | 79 | 2 | 4 | 70 | /6 | 7 | - | 3 | 4 | 20 | 43 | 7 | (54 | (57 | 20 | 6 | |||||||||
41—44 | M | 18 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 21 | 23 | - | 44 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 227 | 271 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 29 | 46 | 2 | 77 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 28 |
F | 34 | - | 53 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 72 | 32 | 792 | 237 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | - | -- | 1 | 14 | 42 | - | 56 | 2(5 | 77 | 7 | |||||||||
45—48 | M | 57 | 35 | 22 | 115 | 32 | 30 | _ | 63 | -_ | 1 | _ | 1 | 4 | 3 | 118 | 125 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 25 | 42 | 3 | 70 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 48 |
F | 27 | 29 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 60 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 45 | ||||||||||||
49—52 | M | 84 | 103 | 28 | 215 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 69 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 11 | 101 | 118 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 61 | 2 | 89 | 31 | 12 | - | 43 |
F | 77 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 70 | 80 | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 27 | 69 | 1 | 97 | 25 | - | 41 | ||||||||||||
Total (52 weeks) | M | 473 | 447 | 222 | 1,153 | 10,300 | 8,300 | 146 | 18,778 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 137 | 105 | 940 | 1,185 | 35 | 43 | 29 | 107 | 20 | 56 | 15 | 91 | 310 | 717 | 42 | 1,073 | 1,098 | 742 | 18 | 1,859 |
F | 261 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 946 | 37 | 21 | 36 | 94 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 317 | 37 | 1,094 | 1,173 | 865 |
Notes: 1. Where the total figures are in excess o f the sum o f 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 V. 5 which relates to the calendar year 1957 and which includes
bulk notifications from hospitals not notified individually.
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