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
Bromley 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Disease | Jan. | Feb. | Mch. | Apl. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 60 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | - | 2 | 2 | 61 | 140 | 209 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 70 | 44 | 251 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 |
| Erysipelas | - | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | — |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 31 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | — | 1 | — | - | - | 3 | - | — | 1 | 4 | — | - | 10 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 41 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 8 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 44 | 50 | 38 | 28 | 142 | 199 | 624 |