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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
Ealing 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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It can be seen that there has been a decline in all the infectious
diseases including a satisfactory decrease in the number of cases
of Ringworm from 8 to 3. This was a common condition in the
early years of the century which has now almost disappeared,
possibly due to improved hygienic standards.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN ENGLAND AND WALES
IN 1952.
A comparison of the notifications with those of the four preceding years is given below :
| 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 75,460 | 71,753 | 66,852 | 49,431 | 69,091 |
| Whooping Cough | 145,878 | 102,516 | 157,714 | 169,394 | 116,311 |
| Diphtheria | 7,903 | 4,929 | 2,858 | 1,969 | 1,473 |
| Measles | 396,841 | 384,361 | 366,116 | 615,332 | 400,838 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 31,096 | 34,624 | 30,714 | 43,181 | 31,403 |
| Meningococcal Infections | 1,971 | 1,586 | 1,745 | 1,956 | 1,687 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 2,175 | 6,850 | 8,699 | 3,093 | 4,504 |
| Dysentery | 5,587 | 4,819 | 18,135 | 29,488 | 15,665 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 873 | 1,138 | 654 | 1,438 | 1,190 |
| Deaths from Influenza in the Great Towns | 2,052 | 8,338 | 1,019 |