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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| Diseases | Total | WARDS | Cases removed to Hospital | Attack rate per 1,000 population | No. of Deaths | Death rate per 1,000 population | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggin Hill | Crofton South | Crofton North | Chelsfield | Cudham | Downe | Farnborough | Green-Street-Green | Goddington North | J Goddington South | Knockholt | Knoll | Leaves Green | Petts Wood | Poverest | St. Mary Cray | ||||||
| Measles | 74 | 4 | 41 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 152 | — | 45 | 8 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 15 | 7 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 2.06 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 29 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.39 | — | — | ||
| Pneumonia | 33 | 5 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0.45* | 78 | 1.06 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.01 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 65 | 4 | 33 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 13 | 0.88 | — | — | |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.01 |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 001 | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 87 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64.78t | — | — | |||
| Paratyphoid | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 0 08 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 001 | — | — |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 43 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0.58 | 3 | 0 04 |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | 3 | ~~ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 04 | 1 | 001 |
| Totals | 498 | 30 | 128 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 108 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 54 | 134 | 83 | 113 | ||
t Based on 1,000 total births and not population.
* Includes all forms of Pneumonia.