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
Orpington 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| Diseases. | WARDS | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Biggin Hill | Chelsfield | Crofton North | Crofton South | Cudham | Downe | Farnborough | Goddington North | Goddington South | Green-Street-Green | Knockholt | Knoll | Leaves Green | Petts Wood | Poverest | St. Mary Cray | Cases removed to hospital. | Attack rate per 1,000 population. | No. of Deaths. | Death rate per 1,000 population. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 154 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 11 | — | 19 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 2.4 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 352 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 41 | 34 | 17 | — | 10 | 1 | 7 | 85 | 49 | 3 | 5.5 | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (P) | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 0.17 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (N/P) | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
| Measles | 761 | 100 | 23 | 59 | 80 | 18 | 3 | 39 | 35 | 89 | 71 | 14 | 38 | 12 | 43 | 93 | 44 | 19 | 11.8 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Pneumonia | 96 | 4 | — | 10 | 38 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 1.5§ | 2 | 0.03 |
| Dysentery | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.36 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 0.09 | — | — |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 47 | 50.8* | — | — |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 58 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 27 | 0.9 | 11 | 0.17 |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Food Poisoning | 44 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0.68 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.02 | — | — |
| Malaria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0.02 | — | — |
| Anthrax | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.02 | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.02 | — | — |
| TOTALS | 1559 | 163 | 46 | 101 | 164 | 22 | 6 | 127 | 101 | 166 | 103 | 21 | 68 | 17 | 82 | 230 | 142 | 174 | 24.2 | 16 | 0.23 |
*Based on 1,000 total births and not population.
§Includes all forms of Pneumonia.