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 5 th January, 1959
Four-weekly periods 1959 | Dysentery | Measles | Meningococcal infection | Pneumonia | Poliomyelitis | Scarlet fever | Whooping cough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paralytic | Non-paralytic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ages | Ages | Ages | Ages | Ages | Ages | Ages | Ages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0-4 | 5—14 | 15+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—14 | 15+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—14 | 15+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—14 | 15 + | Total | 0—4 | 5-14 | 15+ | Total | 0—4 | 5—14 | 15+ | Total | 0—4 | 5-14 | 15+ | Total | 0—4 | 5-14 | 15 + | Total | ||
1— 4 | M | 49 | 54 | 35 | 138 | 1,280 | 914 | 20 | 2,220 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 16 | 78 | 107 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 93 | 3 | 133 | 22 | 23 | — | 45 |
2,117 | — | — | 10 | 14 | 86 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 89 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||||||
5— 8 | M | 52 | 36 | 156 | 1,442 | 1,423 | 26 | 2,893 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 30 | 25 | 337 | 398 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 81 | 10 | 127 | 28 | 13 | — | 42 | ||
36 | 2,923 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 308 | 371 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 55 | 5 | 123 | 54 | 21 | 1 | 57 | |||||||||||
9—12 | 73 | 76 | 53 | 204 | 1,581 | 1,261 | 18 | 2,865 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 148 | 172 | _ | _ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 67 | 4 | 105 | 24 | 10 | — | 34 | |
2,627 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 177 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 54 | 100 | 5 | 137 | 37 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||||||
13—16 | 92 | 59 | 33 | 185 | 1,427 | 788 | 23 | 2,247 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 65 | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 33 | 2 | 63 | 26 | 13 | — | 39 | |
24 | 2,150 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 43 | 57 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 55 | 6 | 96 | 1 | 44 | |||||||||||
17—20 | M | 54 | 31 | 147 | 769 | 573 | 7 | 1,353 | 6 | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 86 | 17 | 3 | 108 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 52 | |
17 | 1,353 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 55 | 24 | — | 59 | ||||||||||
21—24 | M | 85 | 45 | 40 | 170 | 678 | 476 | 5 | 1,161 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 63 | 4 | 94 | 25 | 30 | — | 55 |
10 | 1,104 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 77 | 3 | 27 | 23 | — | 50 | |||||||||||
25—28 | M | 54 | 33 | 37 | 125 | 397 | 219 | 2 | 620 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 5 | _ | 9 | _ | 1 | — | 1 | 24 | 71 | 5 | 101 | 33 | 20 | — | 53 |
5 | 608 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 83 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 2 | |||||||||||||
29—32 | M | 31 | 16 | 27 | 74 | 205 | 78 | 5 | 289 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 6 | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 53 | 36 | 27 | 1 | 64 |
2 | 259 | _ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 1 | 52 | 33 | 3 | 59 | ||||||||||
33—36 | M | 33 | 27 | 17 | 77 | 89 | 20 | — | 109 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | — | 40 | 42 | 26 | 1 | 69 |
6 | 55 | 23 | — | 121 | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 6 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 35 | 60 | 37 | 1 | |||||||
37—40 | M | 36 | 21 | 29 | 86 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 1 | _ | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | _ | 3 | 35 | 48 | — | 83 | 49 | 14 | — | 63 |
12 | 2 | 65 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | — | 1 | 2 | 30 | 51 | 4 | 85 | 44 | 23 | 1 | |||||||||
41—44 | M | 34 | 26 | 80 | 35 | 14 | — | 49 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 30 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 30 | 63 | 4 | 97 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 50 | |
9 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 32 | 69 | 3 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 75 | ||||||||
45—48 | M | 48 | 53 | 32 | 137 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 49 | 110 | 6 | 166 | 60 | 35 | — | 95 |
6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 96 | 4 | 136 | 68 | 3 | 119 | |||||||||||
49—52 | M | 75 | 60 | 41 | 177 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 27 | 41 | 2 | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 44 | 59 | 1 | 105 | 48 | 27 | — | 75 |
1 | 36 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 9 | 42 | 57 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 79 | 5 | 112 | 57 | 31 | — | 88 | |||||||||||
Total | M | 724 | 585 | 437 | 1,756 | 8,003 | 5,790 | 111 | 13,935 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 47 | 92 | 90 | 794 | 984 | 44 | 17 | 17 | 78 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 36 | 463 | 761 | 43 | 1,275 | 471 | 260 | 4 | 736 |
5,686 | 151 | 75,440 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 100 | 90 | 704 | 905 | 36 | 66 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 453 | 846 | 43 | 517 | 327 |
Notes: 1. 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 V.5 which relates to the calendar year 1959.
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