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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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Measles and German Measles.—Fifteen hundred and
eighty-eight cases of Measles and German Measles were
notified against one hundred and seventy-eight in the
previous year.
Two hundred and eighty-five cases were treated in the
Hospitals of the London County Council. Twenty-nine
deaths were registered.
The following Chart shows the number of Deaths from Measles
per 100,000 inhabitants, 1913-1932.
Whooping Cough.—Three hundred and thirty cases of
Whooping Cough were reported, against two hundred and
sixty-four in the previous year.
Six deaths were registered.
Forty cases were removed to hospital.
I have received, as heretofore, information as to cases
from the Head Teachers of the Schools of the London
County Council.