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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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statistical appendix c.
Cases of infectious disease notified in Wards and removals to Hospitals.
| Disease. | Total | Alperton | Cenral | Chalkhill | Fryent | The Hyde | Hoe Green | Kenton | Preston | Sudbury Court | Sudbury | Wemblev Park | Tokyngton | Total removed to hospital | Percentage of cases removed to hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 246 | 54 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 105 | 42.68 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 100.00 |
| Pneumonia | 86 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | – | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 18.60 |
| Erysipelas | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | 26.09 | ||
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 00.00 |
| Meningococcal infection | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 100.00 |
| Dysentery | 53 | 35 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7.55 |
| Measles | 1,535 | 237 | 319 | 67 | 107 | 163 | 120 | 39 | 132 | 20 | 171 | 85 | 275 | ;; | 0.20 |
| Whooping cough | 422 | 72 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 19 | 59 | 25 | 12 | 50 | 18 | 57 | 16 | 3.79 |
| Poliomyelitis:— | |||||||||||||||
| Paralytic | 9 | 1 | — | o | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 100.00 |
| Non-Paralytic | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | - — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 88.89 |
| Encephalitis:— | |||||||||||||||
| Infective | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 100.00 |
| Post-Infectious | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 00.00 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 100.00 |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 25.00 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 90.00 | |
Kingsbury Maternity Hospital eases.
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