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
Merton and Morden 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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| Disease | Cases Notified | Case Rate per 1,000 population | Deaths among notified cases | Percentage of deaths to cases | Distribution of Cases in Wards | No. of cases removed to hospital | Percentage of cases removed to hospital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey | Bushey Mead | Central | Morden | Park | Ravensbury | Raynes Park | St. Helier | West Barnes | |||||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 76 | 1.04 | — | 11 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 49% | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 2 | 0.03 | — | I | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | 2 | 100% | |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 0.01 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 100% |
| Puerperal Pyrexia.. | 3! | 0.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 69% |
| Erysipelas | 12 | 0.16 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17% |
| Poliomyelitis:— | |||||||||||||||
| Paralytic | 1 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 100% |
| Non-Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 13 | 0.18 | — | — | — | ! | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8% |
| Food Poisoning | 11 | 0.15 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 9% |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Primary Pneumonia | 48 | 0.65 | 2 | 4.2% | — | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8% |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 19 | 0.26 | 1 | 5.3% | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5.2% |
| Measles | 74 | 1.0! | — | — | 1 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1.4% |
| Whooping Cough | 96 | 1.31 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4.2% |