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 1947
[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 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 69 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| Measles | 18 | 29 | 35 | 26 | 46 | 121 | 6 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 290 |
| Whooping Cough | 18 | 22 | 33 | 25 | 31 | 66 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 202 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 114 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Diseases. | Total cases | Total admitted to hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 69 | 42 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 8 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 114 | 17 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 290 | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 202 | 2 |
| Dysentery | 2 | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 14 | 13 |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | 2 | 2 |