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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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Comparative Tables of Infectious Disease Notification and
Death Rates per 1,000 of the population in 1949 (Provisional figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)
1. Notifications per 1,000 popuSation
| England and Wales | 120 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at J931 Census) | London Adm. County | W.H.C.U.D. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 01 | 0.01 | 001 | 0.01 | 0.00 | |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Cerebrospinal fever | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0 02 | 0.02 | 0.12 |
| Scarlet fever | 1.63 | 172 | 1.83 | 1.46 | 0.74 |
| Whooping cough | 2.39 | 2.44 | 2.39 | 1.70 | 1.11 |
| Diphtheria | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.00 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0 00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 8.95 | 8.91 | 9.18 | 8.54 | 25.15 |
| Pneumonia | 0.80 | 0.91 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.62 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.50 |
| Acute polioence phalitis | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.24 |
| Food poisoning | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.19 | .— |
| 2. Deaths per 1,000 population | |||||
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping cough | 0 01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 000 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.50 |
| Influenza. | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| Sinillpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | 0.00 |
| Acute poliomyelilis and polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.74 |
| Pneumonia | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.37 |
Some Notifiable Diseases during the last five years
| Disease | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1947 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 6 |
| Diphtheria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Puerperal Fever & Pyrexia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Measles | 60 | 14 | 91 | 20 | 203 |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | |
| Cerehro-Spinal Meningitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |