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
Chelsea 1957
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1957
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY WARDS
| North Stanley | South Stanley | Cheyne | Church | Hans Town | Royal Hospital | TOTALS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery (Sonne) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 1 | - | 70 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | 13 |
| Measles | 45 | 101 | 66 | 112 | 50 | 32 | 406 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | ¡ª | ¡ª | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia: | |||||||
| Acute Influenzal | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Acute Primary | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| Poliomyelitis: | |||||||
| Paralytic | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 31 | - | ¡ö | - | - | - | 31 |
| Scabies | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 69 |
| TOTALS | 106 | 135 | 106 | 220 | 66 | 49 | 682 |