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
Kingston upon Thames 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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ANALYSIS OF MARRIAGES 1971
1,265 marriages were registered in the borough during 1971.
Of these, 439 were Church of England marriages and 826 took place either
in other churches or in register offices.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The infectious diseases required to be notified to the Medical
Officer of Health are now:
Acute Encephalitis
Acute Meningitis
Acute Poliomyelitis
Anthrax
Cholera
Diphtheria
Dysentery (Amoebic or
Baciliary)
Food Poisoning (or
Suspected Food Poisoning)
Infective Jaundice
Leprosy
Leptospirosis
Malaria
Measles
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Paratyphoid Fever
Plague
Relapsing Fever
Scarlet Fever
Smallpox
Tetanus
Tuberculosis
Typhoid Fever
Typhus
Whooping Cough
Yellow Fever
The following table shows the numbers of cases notified during 1971 by age groups:
| Disease | Under 5 | 5-14 | 15-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Age unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 11 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 17 |
| Measles | 421 | 327 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 758 |
| Dysentery | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Infective Jaundice | - | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | - | 16 |
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | - | - | 17 | 8 | 8 | - | 33 |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | 13 |
| Acute Meningitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Malaria | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| TOTALS | 444 | 352 | 52 | 15 | 12 | - | 875 |