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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
Hammersmith 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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The following table shows the deaths of residents registered from the seven principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the ten years, 1922 to 1981:—
| Year. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhœa and Cholera. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 49 | 40 | 4 | 18 | 158 |
| 1923 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 71 |
| 1924 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 88 |
| 1925 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 35 | 91 |
| 1926 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 80 |
| 1927 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 46 |
| 1928 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 71 |
| 1929 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 19 | 69 |
| 1930 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 89 |
| 1931 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 38 |
| Average last 10 yrs. | 0 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 80 |
It will be seen from the preceding table that the total
number of deaths from these zymotic diseases last year
was equal to the average number registered in the last
ten years.
| DISEASE. | Total cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 49 | 49 | - |
| Diphtheria | 228 | 228 | |
| Erysipelas | 48 | 24 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 280 | 273 | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 30 | 24 | 2 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 13 | 8 | — |
| Pneumonia | 141 | 70 | 132 |
| Malaria | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 2 | 2 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
| Chicken pox | 707 | 18 | — |
| Totals | 1,515 | 712 | 150 |