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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
Chelsea 1952
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1952
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SUMMARY OF NOT IFICAT IONS OF INFECTIOUS
DISEASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEARS
1948 - 1952 (inclusive)
SUMMARY OF NOT IFICAT IONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEARS 1948 - 1952 (inclusive)
| Disease | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | Average for five years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 66 | 37 | 55 | 29 | 61 | 49 |
| Whooping Cough | 230 | 123 | 170 | 174 | 87 | 157 |
| Poliomyelitis: Paralytic | 1 | 11 | 1 | - | 12 | 5 |
| Non-Paralyt ic | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Measles | 302 | 318 | 669 | 355 | 409 | |
| Pneumonias Aco Influenzal | - | 20 | 17 | 16 | - | 10 |
| Aco Primary | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 10 |
| Dysentery | 31 | 10 | 117 | 95 | 139 | 78 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | 6 | 122 | 13 | 10 | 31 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 8 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 67 | 18 |
| Scabies | 35 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Typhoid | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 0.4 |
| Malaria | _ | - | - | 1 | - | 0.2 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 0.6 |