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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

Hammersmith 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Table: Infectious Diseases of Mothers and Children under Five Years of Age.

Infectious Diseases of Mothers and Children under Five Years of Age.

Disease.No. of Cases Notified.Previous Year.No. of Cases Visited.No. of Cases Nursed.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital.
Puerperal Fever14614_14
Puerperal Pyrexia313231—31
OphthalmiaNeonatorum512534
EpidemicDiarrhcea*8168--
Measles andGerman Measles (under 5)651565335
Whooping Cough (under 5)1544515-5
Poliomyelitis (under 5)—3---

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* Summer Diarrhœa.—As this is not a notifiable disease the figures
available are those of deaths which were registered as having been due to
this cause.

Table: Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—The number of cases reported was five against twelve in the previous year. The analysis of the final reports received is as follows :—

Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—The number of cases reported was five against twelve in the previous year. The analysis of the final reports received is as follows :—

Cases
Notified.Treated.Visionunim-paired.Vision Im-paired.Total Blind-ness.Removeed From Dis-trict.Stillunder Treatment.Deaths.
At Home.In Hospital.
29.1.40-1yes-----
29.2.401-,,-----
22.3.40-1,,-----
8.5.40-1„-----
5.8.40-1,,-----
Totals145-----