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 1960
[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 South | Goddington North | Knockholt | Knoll | Leaves Green | Petts Wood | Poverest | St. Mary Cray | ||||||
| Measles | 139 | 2 | 22 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 15 | — | 14 | — | 9 | 10 | 2 | — | 1.82 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 39 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | - | — | L | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0.51 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 112 | 1 | 31 | 13 | — | 2 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 1.47 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 0.18* | 71 | 0.93 |
| Dysentery | 61 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0.80 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 2 | 004 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 74 | — | 18 | — | — | 6 | — | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.97 | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Non.Paralytic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | —- | — | — | — | - | - | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 8.22| | — | - |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 26 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0.34 | 2 | 0.02 |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 001 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0.01 | - | - |
| Totals | 484 | 22 | 86 | 21 | - | 9 | 10 | 98 | 17 | 2\ | 36 | 24 | 26 | -- | 16 | 36 | 59 | 44 | 6.36 | 74 | 0.97 |
†Based on 1,000 total births and not population.
*Includes all forms of Pneumonia.