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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
Hayes and Harlington 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER TSUAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR, 1957
| Disease | Notified cases confirmed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 42 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 148 | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | |
| & Encephalitis | 4 | - |
| Measles | 1,324 | - |
| Dysentery | 66 | - |
| Meningococcal infection | 4 | - |
| Pneumonia | 68 | 35 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | - |
| Pood Poisoning | 14 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 12 | - |
INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| Disease | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 144 | 84 | 52 | 117 | 88 | 42 |
| Pneumonia | 79 | 101 | 42 | 60 | 82 | 68 |
| Diphtheria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meningococcal | ||||||
| Infection | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Ophthalmia | ||||||
| Neonatorum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Measles | 680 | 938 | 75 | 1,154 | 77 | 1,324 |
| Whooping Cough | 143 | 257 | 73 | 59 | 87 | 148 |
| Dysentery Group | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 66 |
| Poliomyelitis and | ||||||
| Encephalitis | 14 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 14 |