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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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NOTIFIABLE INFECTIONS DISEASES. The following table shows the number of infections diseases notified during 1954 (corrected figures) with the comparative figures for last five years.
| Infectious Disease | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever. | 126 | 77 | 134 | 70 | 47 |
| Measles. | 527 | 1,948 | 720 | 908 | 63 |
| Whooping Cough. | 428 | 450 | 50 | 531 | 116 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis. Paralytic. | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| Non-Paralytic. | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Acute Encephalitis. | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Acute Pneumonia. | 32 | 70 | 26 | 45 | 27 |
| Dysentery. | 10 | 71 | 32 | 48 | 215 |
| Typhoid Fever. | — | 1 | 1 | — | 10 |
| Paratyphoid Fever. | — | 8 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Meningococcal Infection. | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Erysipelas. | 12 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia. | 10 | 9 | 40 | 23 | 41 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Epidemic Diarrhœa. | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 |
| Scabies. | 20 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
| Malaria. | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Food Poisoning. | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 26 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | 209 | 172 | 191 | 161 | 126 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | 19 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 23 |
| 1,429 | 2,893 | 1,277 | 1,899 | 723 |