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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| Under 1 year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-19 | 20-34 | 35-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 62 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 9 |
| Measles | 4 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 106 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 210 |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 94 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 88 |
| Cerebrospinal Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Dysentery | - | 3 | 5 | - | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diseases | Total cases | Total admitted to hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 62 | 48 | - |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 5 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | 88 | 20 | 13 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 2 | - |
| Measles | 210 | 5 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 94 | 2 | 1 |
| Dysentery | 38 | 13 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - |