London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wimbledon 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Cercbro-Spinal fever.—Six cases of this disease were notified.
All the patients were treated in hospital. There was no death.
Erysipelas.—Notifications were received in respect of eleven
cases of erysipelas. Five patients were treated in hospital.
Puerperal Pyrexia.—Eight cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified,
and three of the patients were removed to hospital.
Measles.—Five hundred and eighty six cases of measles were
notified. Twenty six of these were removed to hospital. There were
no deaths.
Whooping Cough.—There were fifty four cases of this disease
notified in 1945. Two cases were treated in hospital: there was
no death.
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