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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Disease. | Total | Alperton | Central | Chalkhill | Fryent | The Hyde | Roe Green | Kenton | Preston | Sudbury Court | Sudbury | Wemblev Park | Tokyngton | Total removed to hospital | Percentage of cases removed to hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 207 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 35 | 73 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 147 | 71.01 |
| Diphtheria | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 60.00 |
| Pneumonia | 123 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 21.95 |
| Erysipelas | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 13.79 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 00.00 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 100.00 |
| Dysentery | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 14.29 |
| Measles | 1,305 | 122 | 60 | 113 | 139 | 104 | 138 | 174 | 182 | 50 | 93 | 68 | 62 | 32 | 2.45 |
| Whooping cough | 531 | 124 | 35 | 19 | 41 | 59 | 64 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 55 | 19 | 46 | 15 | 2.82 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 100.00 |
| Acute polioencephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 100.00 |
| Malaria | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 00.00 |
| Typhoid fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 100.00 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 00.00 |