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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
Fulham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The following table shows the number of cases of infectious disease notified Huring 1952 (corrected figures) with the comparative figures for the last five years.
| Infectious Disease | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 10 | 6 | – | – | – | |
| Scarlet Fever | 100 | 327 | 126 | 77 | 134 | |
| Measles | 889 | 1099 | 527 | 1948 | 720 | |
| Whooping Cough | 368 | 192 | 428 | 450 | 50 | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | Paralytic | 2 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| Non-Paralvtic | –a | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Acute Encephalitis | — | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Acute Pneumonia | 28 | 32 | 32 | 70 | 26 | |
| Dysentery | 13 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 32 | |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 2 | — | - | 8 | 1 | |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 25 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 7 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 40 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea | 40 | 45 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Scabies | 67 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 7 | |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Food Poisoning | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 203 | 245 | 209 | 172 | 191 | |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 23 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 30 | |
| 1795 | 2108 | 1429 | 2893 | 1277 | ||