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
City of London 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX I
GRAVESEND
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. medically inspected | 149 | 146 | 185 | 181 | 159 | 165 | 154 | 157 | 147 | 142 | 138 | 151 | 1,874 |
| No. of Passengers | 753 | 460 | 1,270 | 926 | 1,691 | 4,684 | 3,613 | 3,849 | 3,674 | 738 | 808 | 358 | 22,724 |
| No. of Crew | 138 | 409 | 1,183 | 417 | 383 | 904 | 518 | 123 | 389 | 258 | 468 | 595 | 6,825 |
| No. of Foreign Arrivals | 1,138 | 1,049 | 1,220 | 1,125 | 1,201 | 1,103 | 1,180 | 1,256 | 1,163 | 1,184 | 1,129 | 1,092 | 13,835 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| Disease | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | Mean Annual No. for 10 years ending 31st December, 1955 | 1955 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Cases reported-Cholera (including suspected cases) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yellow fever do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus fever do. | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - |
| Smallpox do. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 3.2 | 2 |
| Enteric fever | 9 | 5 | 10 | 82 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15.2 | 81 |
| Measles | 11 | 26 | 99 | 80 | 58 | 74 | 56 | 97 | 31 | 59.6 | 64 |
| German measles | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 67 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13.2 | 5 |
| Diphtheria | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1.9 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 0.3 | - |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 21 | 27 | 32 | 43 | 41 | 53 | 67 | 46 | 43 | 40.8 | 35 |
| Other diseases (including Chickenpox) | 79 | 102 | 106 | 124 | 114 | 130 | 128 | 184 | 347‡ | 168.2 | 368 |
| Totals | 141 | 182 | 260 | 343 | 251 | 340 | 274 | 345 | 435 | 305.5 | 484 |
| (b) Admitted to Hospital- | |||||||||||
| Cholera (including suspected cases) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ |
| Plague do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yellow fever do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus fever do. | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - |
| Smallpox do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0.7 | 5 * |
| Scarlet fever | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - |
| Diphtheria | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1.4 | - |
| Enteric fever | - | 2 | 3 | - | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1.6 | 3 |
| Measles | 6 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 11.7 | 12 |
| Parotitis | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4.4 | 10 |
| Dysentery | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Other diseases (including Chickenpox) | 43 | 60 | 80 | 34 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 48 | 32 | 47.1 | 48 |
| Totals | 71 | 86 | 120 | 49 | 68 | 63 | 44 | 67 | 62 | 71.4 | 84 |
* Includes 221 Cases of Gastro-Enteritis
* Includes 2 "Carriers"
Contacts
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