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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 1936
[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, 1927 to 1936 :—
| Year. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea and Cholera. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1936 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 57 |
| Average last 10 yrs. | 0 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 65 |
It will be seen from the preceding table that the total
number of deaths from these zymotic diseases last year
was eight below the average number registered in the
last ten years.
| DISEASE. | Total cases notified. | Cases ad-mitted to Hospital. | Total deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 130 | 129 | 5 |
| Erysipelas | 38 | 25 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 335 | 321 | 3 |
| Enteric Fever | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 21 | 21 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 2 | _ |
| Pneumonia | 83 | 36 | 110 |
| Dysentery | 14 | 13 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 1 | — |
| Malaria | 2 | 1 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 658 | 577 | 125 |