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
Hayes and Harlington 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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| Diseases | AT AGES | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1-3 | 3-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-25 | 25 and over | Age unknown | Totals | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 4 | 15 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 81 |
| Whooping Cough | 50 | 100 | 113 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 370 | ||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 25 | 160 | 126 | 1 | 1 | 551 | |||
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
AT AGES
| Diseases | Under 5 | 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over | Age unknown | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | |||||||
| Dysentery | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Para—typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro—spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| Diseases | All ages | ||||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | ||||||
| Malaria | 1* | ||||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | ||||||
| Foodd Poisoning | 2 | ||||||
Diseases All ages
Puerperal Pyrexia 4
Malaria 1*
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1
Food Poisoning 2
* Non-civilian.