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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
Hendon 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE VIII AGE DISTRIBUTION.
| Disease. | AGE Groups. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year. | 1-2 | 3—4 | 5-9. | 10—14. | 15—34. | 25 & over. | Age not known. | TOTALS | |||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | 5 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 57 | 79 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | — | 217 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 16 | 13 | 42 | 28 | 57 | 51 | 95 | 86 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 407 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis: | |||||||||||||||||
| Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 13 |
| Non-Paralytic | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| Measles | 18 | 22 | 194 | 189 | 296 | 268 | 540 | 473 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2096 |
| TOTALS | 34 | 35 | 241 | 223 | 373 | 335 | 700 | 640 | 33 | 48 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 2740 |
| Disease. | Age Groups. | ||||||||||||||||
| Under 5 years. | 5—14. | 15—44. | 45—64. | 65 & over. | Age not known | TOTALS | |||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M, | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||||
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 123 | ||
| Dysentery | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | — | 2 | 46 | ||
| Para-typhoid Fever | ... | ... | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 20 | ||
| Meningococcal Infection | ... | ... | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Food Poisoning | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | ... | ... | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | ||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | ... | 27 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 49 | ||
| Malaria | ... | ... | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 2 | ||
| TOTALS | ... | ... | 45 | 33 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 185 | 25 | 33 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 416 | ||