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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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The following table shows the deaths of residents regis-tered from the seven principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the ten years, 1923 to 1982:—
| Year. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea and Cholera. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 21 | 89 |
| 1931 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 38 |
| 1932 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 74 |
| Average last 10 yrs. | 0 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 72 |
| It will be seen from the preceding table that the total number of deaths from these zymotic diseases last year was two above the average number registered in the last ten years. | ||||||||
Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1932.
| DISEASE. | Total cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 192 | 192 | 8 |
| Erysipelas | 51 | 35 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 594 | 576 | 4 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Puerperal Feve | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 29 | 28 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 19 | 10 | — |
| Pneumonia | 178 | 79 | 114 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | — |
| Chickenpox | 405 | 13 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | - | - |
| Totals | 1,487 | 949 | 138 |