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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
Chelsea 1959
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1959
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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY WARDS
| North Stanley | South Stanley | Cheyne | Church | Hans Town | Royal Hospital | TOTALS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery (Sonne) | 12 | 15 | 1 | 32 | - | 1 | 61 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Measles | 65 | 80 | 66 | 84 | 47 | 74 | 416 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia: | |||||||
| Acute Influenzal | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | - | - | 9 |
| Acute Primary | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Poliomyelitis: | |||||||
| Paralytic | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Non-paralytic | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | 36 |
| Scabies | - | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| TOTALS | 125 | 110 | 91 | 140 | 62 | 85 | 613 |