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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
Wembley 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Alperton | Central | Tokyngton | Sudbury | Sudbury Court | Wembley Park | Chalkhill | Preston | Kenton | Fryent | Roe Green | The Hyde | Empire Pool Emergency War Occupation | TOTAL. | Total removed to Hospital | % of cases removed to Hospital | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 38 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 20 | - | 127 | 9? | 72.4 |
| Diphtheria | 14 | 2 | 4 | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 | 51 | 37 | 90.2 |
| Enteric Fever | — | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | l | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 90.9 |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 143 | 51 | 35.6 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | 22 | 5 | 22.7 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | l | — | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 13 | 8 | 61.5 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | — | — | - | 8 | 7 | 87.5 |
| Dysentery | - | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Polio Encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Cerebro-spinal | ||||||||||||||||
| Fever | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | l | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 15 | 14 | 93.3 |
| Measles | 148 | 90 | 171 | 273 | 123 | 66 | 103 | 117 | 165 | 164 | 146 | 183 | 1 | 1750 | 23 | 1.3 |
| Whooping Cough | 116 | 34 | 86 | 108 | 52 | 28 | 26 | 40 | 43 | 65 | 101 | 43 | 5 | 747 | 11 | 1.4 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 7 | 2 | 28.5 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | n- | - | - | - | 1 | — | - | l | 1 | 100.0 |
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