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 Chislehurst]
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TABLE IV.
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1959.
Sex and Age Distribution.
Disease | Totals | Under 1 | 1—2 | 3—4 | 5—9 | 10—14 | 15—24 | 25 and over | Age unknown | |||||||||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Scarlet Fever | 42 | 35 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | 35 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | 1 | 1 | - | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Measles | 578 | 549 | 16 | 11 | 104 | 105 | 140 | 155 | 308 | 268 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Dysentery | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Meningococcal Infection | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
663 | 644 | 17 | 13 | 118 | 118 | 155 | 177 | 353 | 315 | 15 | 13 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | |
Under 5 | 5—14 | 15—44 | 45—64 | 65 & over | Age unknown | |||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||||||
Acute Pneumonia | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | - | ||||
Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | — | - | - | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | ||||
Food Poisoning | 15 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | ||||
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Puerperal Pyrexia | - | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | ||||
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41 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | — | |||||
704 | 687 |