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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
Hammersmith 1926
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1926
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| Year. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Whooping Cough. | l'nteric Fever. | Diarrhoea and Cholera. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 114 |
| 1918 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 31 | 116 |
| 1919 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 69 | 110 |
| 1920 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 106 |
| 1921 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 73 | 126 |
| 1922 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 49 | 40 | 4 | 18 | 158 |
| 1923 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 71 |
| 1921 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 88 |
| 1925 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 35 | 91 |
| 1926 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 80 |
| Average last 10 yrs. | 0 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 38 | 106 |
It will be seen from the preceding table that the total number of deaths from these zymotic diseases last year was 26 below the average number registered in the last ten years.
| DISEASE. | Total cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 254 | 251 | 14 |
| Erysipelas | 29 | 19 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 276 | 267 | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | 6 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 10 | 9 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 4 | 4 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 24 | 10 | — |
| Pneumonia | 102 | 39 | 105 |
| Anthrax | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 716 | 614 | 125 |
Smallpox—No case of Smallpox was notified in the
Borough during the year, against no case in the previous
year.
Cholera.—No case was reported as due to Cholera, against
no case in the previous year.
Plague.—No case was reported as due to Plague, against
no case in the previous year.