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
Wimbledon 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Notifications of Infectious Disease daring the last 10 years.
| DISEASE | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | 2 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 9 |
| Encephalitis acute | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Measles | 481 | 707 | 364 | 758 | 337 | 896 | 18 | 813 | 64 | 660 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 15 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 24 |
| Poliomyelitis | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8‡ |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| Scarlet Fever | 95 | 55 | 68 | 136 | 128 | 96 | 49 | 77 | 110 | 59 |
| Whooping-cough | 231 | 149 | 181 | 166 | 112 | 183 | 74 | 139 | 82 | 108 |
| 849 | 969 | 668 | 1,158 | 649 | 1,267 | 200 | 1,074 | 344 | 898 | |
| Tuberculosis:— | ||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 601 | 79* | 82* | 56* | 56* | 65* | 40* | 36* | 44 | 50 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
* In previous years these figures have included transfers from other areas.
‡ Two further cases were notified to Lambeth Borough Council.
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