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
Mitcham 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Infectious Disease Notifications, 1939-58
| Disease | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1.1.48 to 4.7.48 | 5.7.48 to 31.12.48 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 61 | 48 | 75 | 175 | 212 | 97 | 147 | 95 | 62 | 35 | 57 | 89 | 110 | 111 | 225 | 86 | 47 | 33 | 56 | 18 | 75 |
| Diphtheria | 27 | 36 | 72 | 25 | 42 | 10 | 63 | 32 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 13 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningococcal Infections | 1 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 19 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Measles | ... | 301 | 194 | 599 | 651 | 112 | 739 | 358 | 533 | 818 | 252 | 354 | 354 | 1386 | 591 | 888 | 131 | 1059 | 50 | 1358 | 172 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Poliomyelitis: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralytic | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | |
| Non-Paralytic | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 8 | 1 | ... |
| Ophthalmia | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Neonatorum Acute Encephalitis: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Infective | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Post-Infectious | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Pneumonia | ... | 30 | 22 | 20 | 50 | 37 | 33 | 41 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 34 | 19 | 24 | 12 |
| Malaria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 16 | 186 | 161 | 162 | 166 | 96 | 234 | 216 | 117 | 149 | 212 | 387 | 420 | 112 | 336 | 183 | 167 | 103 | 130 | 45 |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 9 |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 67 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 17 | 60 | 47 | 8 |
| Paratyphoid | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 125 | 468 | 591 | 1021 | 1161 | 515 | 1126 | 807 | 888 | 1033 | 490 | 717 | 911 | 1980 | 1027 | 1396 | 450 | 1335 | 322 | 1590 | 325 |