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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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(B) NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR 1950.
| DISEASE. | Total cases notified. | Cases ad-mitted to Hospital. | Cases where diagnosis was not confirmed. | Total deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 22 | 22 | 19 | — |
| Erysipelas | 18 | 4 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 152 | 70 | 8 | — |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18 | 14 | 1 | — |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | 10 | 9 | 9 | I |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 9 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia (Acute Primary | ||||
| and Influenzal) | 65 | 8 | 2 | †54 |
| Dysentery | 28 | 24 | 4 | — |
| Poliomyelitis—Paralytic | 17 | 17 | 10 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis—Non- | ||||
| Paralytic | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Acute Encephalitis— | ||||
| Infective | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Acute Encephalitis—Post- | ||||
| Infectious | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 18 | 2 | 1 | — |
| *Measles | 760 | 36 | 1 | — |
| * Whooping Cough | 406 | 37 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 1,538 | 258 | 59 | 59 |
* This is not total brought to notice of Department,
† Deaths from all forms of Pneumonia.
(C) BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
| Specimen. | Positive. | Negative. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swabs for suspected cases of | |||
| Diphtheria | 11 | 425 | 436 |
| Haemolytic Streptococci | 40 | 75 | 115 |
| Faeces | 11 | 49 | 60 |
| Vincents Organisms | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| Occult Blood | 3 | I | 4 |
| Urine | — | 3 | 3 |
| Sputum | — | 2 | 2 |
| 74 | 574 | 648 |