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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
Battersea 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Diphtheria and Whooping Cough Immunisation,
Smallpox Vaccination.
Diphtheria and Whooping Cough immunisation, and vaccination
against Smallpox were carried out throughout the year at Southlands,
under the control of the London County Council.
The following table shows the number (corrected) of cases notified during 1951 and, for the purpose of comparison, the average number of cases notified annually in the five years, 1946-50:—
| Notified 1951 | Average 1946/50 | |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 1 | 14 |
| Erysipelas | 28 | 30 |
| Scarlet Fever. | 114 | 198 |
| Enteric (Typhoid) Fever | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 36 | 15 |
| Meningococcal Meningitis. | 3 | 6 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 10 |
| Acute Encephalitis | 1 | – |
| Polio-myelitis | 2 | 13 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | – | – |
| Malaria | – | 2 |
| Dysentery | 14 | 8 |
| Pneumonia (Acute Primary) | 69 | 98 |
| (Acute Influenzal) | 14 | 17 |
| Scabies | 19 | 185 |
| Food Poisoning | 7 | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 340 | 427 |
| Measles | 2,664 | 917 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 162 | 189 |
| Totals | 3,476 | 2,135 |