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
Crayford 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Age Groups.
| Disease | Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 65 upwards | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Measles | 6 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 104 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 249 |
| Whooping Cough | 16 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 34 | 48 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 187 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Totals | 26 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 57 | 72 | 170 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 488 |
Tuberculosis.
| Age periods | New cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 15 | l | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | 8 | 7 | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| 35 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 45 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 55 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 17 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |