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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE IV
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR 1952
| Disease | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 124* (65) | 69 (35) | - (-) |
| Whooping Cough | 28 (90) | 5 (8) | 1 (-) |
| Measles | 413ø (863) | 18 (21) | - (-) |
| Pneumonia (notifiable) | 13 (32) | 5 (1) | 28‡ (40)‡ |
| Dysentery | 14 (15) | 6 (10) | (-) |
| Paratyphoid | 2 (-) | 2 (-) | - (-) |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 35 (21) | 35 (21) | - (-) |
| Erysipelas | 14 (8) | 5 (3) | - (-) |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1≠ (1) | 1 (l) | 1 (-) |
| Food Poisoning | 3 (6) | 3 (-) | - (-) |
| Acute Encephalitis:- Post-Infectious | - (1) | (1) | - (-) |
| Acute Poliomyelitis:- | |||
| Paralytic | 8 (-) | 8 (-) | 2 (-) |
| Non-Paralytic | 1+ (-) | 1 (-) | - (-) |
| TOTALS | 656 (1102) | 158 (101) | 32 (40) |
* In addition, seven cases originally notified and admitted to
hospital were subsequently diagnosed not Scarlet Fever.
≠ In addition, two cases originally notified and admitted to
hospital were subsequently diagnosed not Meningococcal Infection.
≠ In addition, one case originally notified and admitted to
hospital was subsequently diagnosed not Non-Paralytic
Poliomyelitis:
ø In addition, one case originally notified and admitted to
hospital was subsequently diagnosed not Measles.
‡ Includes deaths from non-notifiable pneumonia.
(1951 figures in brackets).
TABLE V OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
| Cases notified | Cases treated at home | Cases treated in hospital | Vision unimpaired | Vision impaired | Total blindness | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |