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
Chingford 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES
(after correction)
| Year | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Erysipelas | Measles | Whooping Cough | Tuberculosis | Dysentery | Encephalitis Lethargica | Puerperal Pyrexia | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Pneumonia | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | Enteric Fever | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Other Forms | |||||||||||||
| 1940 | 47 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 2 |
| 1941 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 311 | 197 | 41 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 54 | 7 | — |
| 1942 | 186 | 4 | 8 | 504 | 75 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 64 | 3 | — |
| 1943 | 376 | 13 | 16 | 189 | 83 | 55 | 7 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 88 | 3 | — |
| 1944 | 82 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 72 | 52 | 5 | 20 | - | 2 | 1 | 73 | 2 | — |
| 1945 | 62 | 4 | 9 | 210 | 94 | 41 | 9 | 38 | — | 3 | 1 | 88 | 2 | — |