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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
Hackney 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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POLIOMYELITIS Incidence and deaths of cases notified in the Borough of Hackney since 19 50:-
| Year | Type | Under 1 year | 1-4 years | 5-14 years | 15- 19 years | 20 years and over | Totals | Total cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Paralytic | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 2 |
| Non-paralytic | - | 3 | 5 | - | 2 | 10 | - | ||
| 1951 | Paralytic | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Non-paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1952 | Paralytic | - | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 8 | 15 | - |
| Non-paralytic | - | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 7 | - | ||
| 1953 | Paralytic | - | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| Non-paralytic | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | ||
| 1954 | Paralytic | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 7 | - |
| Non-paralytic | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | - | ||
| 1955 | Paralytic | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 35 | - |
| Non-paralytic | - | - | 12 | 1 | 2 | 15 | - | ||
| 1956 | Paralytic | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Non-paralytic | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | ||
| 1957 | Paralytic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 10 | - |
| Non-paralytic | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 5 | - | ||
| 1958 | Paralytic | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| Non-paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1959 | Paralytic | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| Non-paralytic | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | ||
| 1960 | Paralytic | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | - |
| Non-paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
PUERPERAL PYREXIA. The 132 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia were associated
with hospital confinements, but 89 only related to Hackney residents.
SCARLET FEVER. Notifications of this disease numbered 128 as compared with
166 in the previous year and 179 in 1958, 30 cases were admitted to hospital.
INCIDENCE OF SCARLET FEVER 1948-1960
| Year | Total cases | Cases notified in age groups | Admitted to Ho spital | Deaths | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 - 2 | 2 - 3 | 3 - 4 | 4 - 5 | 5 - 10 | 10 - 15 | 15 - 20 | 20 - 35 | 35 - 45 | 45 - 65 | 65 and upwards | ||||
| 1948 | 259 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 38 | 119 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 99 | - |
| 1949 | 267 | - | 10 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 145 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 107 | - |
| 1950 | 274 | - | 4 | 16 | 26 | 43 | 144 | 32 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 141 | - |
| 1951 | 316 | - | 2 | 12 | 29 | 48 | 183 | 29 | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | 137 | - |
| 1952 | 392 | - | 4 | 23 | 20 | 45 | 257 | 32 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | 125 | - |
| 1953 | 291 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 40 | 181 | 15 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 99 | - |
| 1954 | 130 | - | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 83 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 49 | - |
| 1955 | 81 | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 26 | - |
| 1956 | 130 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 37 | - |
| 1957 | 90 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 31 | 1 |
| 1958 | 179 | - | 2 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 116 | 23 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 29 | - |
| 1959 | 166 | - | 2 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 81 | 34 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 29 | - |
| 1960 | 128 | ~ | 6 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 58 | 16 | 4 | 1 | ~ | ~ | ~ | 30 | - |