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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| DISEASE. | Total cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 549 | 544 | |
| Erysipelas | 79 | 51 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 609 | 577 | 4 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 22 | 20 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 11 | 3 | — |
| Pneumonia | 154 | 78 | 106 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | — |
| Chickenpox | 422 | 31 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | — | — |
| Total | 1,861 | 1,315 | 150 |
Smallpox.—No case of smallpox was reported during the
year.
Cholera.—No case was reported as due to Cholera,
against no case in the previous year.
Plague.—No case was reported as due to Plague,
against no case in the previous year.
Diphtheria and Diphtheritic Membranous Croup.—
Five hundred and forty-nine cases were reported as due
to Diphtheria or Diphtheritic Membranous Croup against
two hundred and forty-one cases in the previous year.
Five hundred and forty-four cases were treated at the
Isolation Hospitals and five died at the homes of the patients.
Twenty-five deaths were registered. The mortality rate on
the cases reported was 4.6 per cent. The cases were fairly
evenly distributed throughout the Borough.
Diphtheria is a disease which calls for prompt action by
both the parent and medical practitioner.