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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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| Underl year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5-9 | 10-14 ] | 15-19 | 20-34 | 35-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever .. | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 78 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| Measles | 9 | 39 | 33 | 39 | 71 | 160 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | —- | 355 |
| Whooping Cough | 18 | 39 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 46 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 190 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 7 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 78 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | -— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diseases | Total cases | Total admitted to hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 78 | 41 |
| Erysipelas | 13 | 6 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 78 | 24 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | 3 |
| Measles | 355 | 7 |
| Whooping Cough | 190 | 4 |
| Dysentery | 1 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 4 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 |