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Wembley 1956
[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 | Central | Chalkhill | Fryent | The Hyde | Roe Green | Kenton | Preston | Sudbury Court | Sudbury | Wembley Park | Tokyngton | Total removed to hospital | Percentage of eases removed to hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 136 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 13.97 |
| Diphtheria | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 00.00 |
| Pneumonia | 67 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 26.87 |
| Erysipelas | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 31.25 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 85.71 |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100 00 |
| Dysentery | 15 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 7 | 1 | _ | — | 1 | 4 | 26.67 |
| Measles | 1286 | 232 | 104 | 121 | 138 | 17 | 31 | 84 | 128 | 167 | 133 | 57 | 74 | 10 | 00.78 |
| Whooping cough | 79 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1.27 |
| Poliomyelitis:— | |||||||||||||||
| Paralytic | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 100.00 |
| Non-Paralytic | 5 | 1 | -_ | 1 | -_ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 80.00 |
| Typhoid fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 100.00 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 100.00 |
| Fo0d Poisoning | 25 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 28.00 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 24* | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 88.89 | |
| Encephalitis:— | |||||||||||||||
| Infective | Nil | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 00.00 |
| Post Infectious | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 100.00 |
* Kingsbury Maternity Hospital cases.