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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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| Disease | Age Groups of Cases Notified | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1- 2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65 & over | ||
| Measles | 19 | 73 | 83 | 185 | 14 | 11 | 12 | - | - | 397 |
| Dysentery | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 28 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Food Poisoning | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Malaria | - | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | 2 |
| Infective Jaundice | — | - | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| Meningitis | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Tuberculosis (Resp.) | — | - | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Resp.) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
| Totals | 21 | 84 | 93 | 204 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 503 |
General
A total of 503 notifications of infectious disease was received in
1972 compared with 701 in 1971. The fall was principally in notification
of measles, dysentery, scarlet fever and whooping cough.
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