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London County Council 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Table V.6— Notification of certain infectious diseases—distribution by age and date of notification—Administrative County of London,52weeks commencing 2 January,1961

Table V.6— Notification of certain infectious diseases—distribution by age and date of notification—Administrative County of London,52weeks commencing 2 January,1961

Four-weekly periods 1961DysenteryMeaslesMeningococcal infectionPneumoniaPoliomyelitisScarlet feverWhooping cough
ParalyticNon-paralytic
AgesAgesAgesAgesAgesAgesAgesAges
0-45—1415+Total0—45—1415+Total0-45—1415+Total0-45—1415+Total0-45—1415+Total0—45—7475+Total0—45—7475+Total0-45—1415 +Total
1— 4M251616571,6211,130162,77511132046488--------13345525237292
F231121561,4921,035462,578311570575901—12————275745668542104
5— 8m402420842,8392,794435,6864-151281721932--2----20427694518-63
F381534872,7132,864555,63947—5758756179--------224675817716289
9—12m3448241063,5442,397526,0082-24693449--------17471652815144
F3844311143,4632,367705,9097——1645167--------14472575131486
13—16m473110893,0161,753654,84015-66739521--1---22273521515-30
F431930932,9221,779964,806—112535541--------29445772527747
17—20m561713861,364610442,0243-144414221--1-1-126307632018139
F322433891,454574762,10611—2551828--------24434712812242
21—24m41251783784386271,19711-2842638--------18275502411-35
F511640107772431361,239—7—1342128--------16293491814—33
25—28m2524277740221016629----461828--------1632250229-31
F27153175399223186413—361213161——11——11331246179127
29—32m571513852109343083-14441321--------920-29189128
F471539101213109729——112-12142——2————9291392770239
33—36m53131480114377158----121316--22----149124158-23
F47103188123326161——331172741—-1——111294252213—35
37—40m20411355815-731-234-812-1-111-212171302710-38
F20915456321488-----111121115-1—1724233308—38
41—44m379854502637912-3731323--22----22311541712-29
F20151956662639517—22—77752——2————74522481875754
45—48m1714154648131622-_-_2-43337321611-23137-68237-30
F171227565622280——717279222—24—1—127573685675—51
49—52m211343835172552--2433542-----112162624495-14
F201112433415-492--2453645--------2250456756-21
TotalM47325319292014,1199,48128023,8942198388058482621735152417236379356503151745496
F4232163631,01013,7709,49847925,7207561031554046556570747572742504264770642620475646
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.J which relates to the calendar year 1961.