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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 1958
[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 | Tokvngton | Total removed to hospital | Percentage of cases removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 73 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 08.80 | |
| Diphtheria | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 00.00 |
| Pneumonia | 64 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 25.00 | |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 11.10 | |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40.00 | |||
| Meningococcal infection. | Nil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 00.00 |
| Dysentery | 13 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 15.30 | ||
| Measles | 875 | 120 | 51 | 101 | 138 | 80 | 29 | 34 | 101 | 135 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 00.60 | |
| Whooping cough | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | 00.00 | |||||
| Poliomyelitis:— | |||||||||||||||
| Paralytic | Nil | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 00.00 |
| Non-Paralytic | Nil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 00.00 |
| Typhoid fever | 1 | — | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | -_ | 1 | 100.00 |
| Paratyphoid fever | Nil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 00.00 |
| Food Poisoning | 17 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 29.4 | |||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 100.00 | ||
| Encephalitis:— | |||||||||||||||
| Infective | Nil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 00.00 |
| Post Infectious | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 00.00 |
| * Kingsbury Maternity Hospital cases. | |||||||||||||||