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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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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Infectious Diseases.—There were, omitting tuberculosis,
461 cases reported as due to notifiable infectious
diseases in the Borough, against 880 in the previous year.
There were also reported 64 cases of infectious diseases
that were not notifiable, against 576 in the previous year:
15 of these were *Measles, 3 *Whooping Cough and 46
Chickenpox.
The number of cases of Tuberculosis notified was 167
against 198 in the previous year.
*Totals (incl. notifiable cases—Measles 172 and Whooping Cough 18)
noted in Department.
| Material from cases of suspected Diphtheria— Positive results | 7 |
| Negative results | 276 |
| Sputa from cases of suspected Tuberculosis— Tubercle bacillus found | 18 |
| Tubercle bacillus not found | 234 |
| Blood from cases of suspected Fever— Widal or Typhoid reaction obtained | Nil |
| Widal or Typhoid reaction not obtained | Nil |
| Faeces | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
| Grand Total | 539 |