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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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ANALYSIS OF TOTAL CASES
| AT AGES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | 3-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-25 | 25 and over | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 5 | 23 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 1 | _ | 86 |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 116 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | - | 8 |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | |
| Measles | 12 | 101 | 92 | 89 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 308 |
| Diphtheria | |||||||||
ANALYSIS OF TOTAL CASES
| Disease | AT AGES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 years | 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over | Age Unknown | Totals | |
| Acute Pneumonia | 12 | 19 | 28 | 22 | 16 | _ | 97 |
| Dysentery | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| Acute Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 10 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | - | 2 | - | — | - | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 (all ages) | ||||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | ||||||