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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 1935
[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, 1926 to 1935 :—
The following table shows the deaths of residents registered from the seven principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the ten years, 1926 to 1935 :-
| Year. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhcea and Cholera. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 14 | u | 0 | 28 | 80 |
| 1927 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| 1933 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 54 |
| 1934 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 100 |
| 1935 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 49 |
| Average last 10 yrs. | 0 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 67 |
It will be seen from the preceding table that the total
number of deaths from these zymotic diseases last year
was eighteen below the average number registered in the
last ten years.
Notifiable Diseases other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1935
| DISEASE. 1 | Total cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 333 | 381 | 12 |
| Erysipelas | 50 | 30 | — |
| Scarlet. Fever | 349 | 336 | 3 |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Puerperal Feve | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 19 | 19 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Encephalitis Letliargica | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 11 | 9 | — |
| Pneumonia | 88 | 31 | 87 |
| Dysentery | 14 | 5 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 2 | |
| Chickenpox | 113 | 8 | _ |
| Food Poisoning | 9 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 999 | 782 | 110 |