London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chelsea 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea]
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SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEARS 1947-1951 (inclusive)
| Disease | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | Average for five years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 41 | 66 | 37 | 55 | 29 | 46 |
| Whooping Cough | 70 | 230 | 123 | 170 | 174 | 153 |
| Poliomyelitis: Paralytic | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | |
| Non-paralytic | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Measles | 390 | 404 | 302 | 318 | 669 | 416 |
| Pneumonia: Ac. Influenzal | 6 | - | 20 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| Ac. Primary | 24 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| Dysentery | 42 | 31 | 10 | 117 | 95 | 59 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 4 | 6 | 122 | 13 | 29 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | 8 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Scabies | 69 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
| Typhoid | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0.4 |
| Malaria | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 0.4 |
| Diphtheria | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 |