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
Penge 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| Notifiable Disease | NUMBER of cases notified. | Total cases removed to H'sptal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages. | At ages—Years | ||||||||
| Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | |||
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 40 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 32 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 126 | ... | 11 | 95 | 16 | 4 | ... | ... | 102 |
| Pneumonia | 13 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis M | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | ... | 14 | |
| Non-PulmonaryTuberculosis M | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 8 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Totals | 244 | 1 | 21 | 134 | 36 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 164 |