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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Deaths from the Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases.—
The total number of deaths of residents registered from
the seven principal zymotic diseases was 49 against 51 in
the previous year. The deaths of residents from these
diseases were equal to 0.2 per 1,000 of the total deaths of
residents registered and were at the rate of 0.5 deaths
per 1,000 persons living.
The following table shows the deaths of residents registered from the seven principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the ten years, 1933 to 1942:—
| Year. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhœa and Cholera. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 54 |
| 1934 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 100 |
| 1935 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 49 |
| 1936 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 57 |
| 1937 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 53 |
| 1938 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 62 |
| 1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
| 1940 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 48 |
| 1941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 51 |
| 1942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 49 | |
| Average last 10 yrs. | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 54 |
| DISEASE. | Total cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 60 | 60 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 24 | 17 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 282 | 271 | — |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 12 | 12 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | — |
| Pneumonia | 52 | 6 | 113 |
| Dysentery | 18 | 18 | — |
| Poliomyelitia | — | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 39 | 1 | — |
| *Measles | 785 | 176 | — |
| *Whooping Cough | 358 | 124 | 8 |
| Totals | 1,658 | 713 | 125 |
*This is not total brought to notice of Department.