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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 1953
[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 during 1953 (corrected figures) with the comparative figires for the last five years.
| Infectious Disease | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 327 | 126 | 77 | 134 | 70 |
| Measles | 1099 | 527 | 1948 | 720 | 908 |
| Whooping Cough | 192 | 428 | 450 | 50 | 531 |
| Paralytic ) | 32 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis -Non-Paralytic) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Acute Encephalitis | 1 | 2 | |||
| Acute Pneumonia | 32 | 32 | 70 | 26 | 45 |
| Dysentery | 10 | 10 | 71 | 32 | 48 |
| Typhoid Fever | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Paratyphoid Fever | 8 | 1 | - | ||
| Meningococcal Infection | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 20 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 9 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 14 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 23 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Epidemic Diarrhœa | 45 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
| Scabies | 28 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 15 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 245 | 209 | 172 | 191 | 161 |
| Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis | 23 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 11 |
| 2108 | 1429 | 2893 | 1277 | 1899 |
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