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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Table: so far as they relate particularly to diseases of parturient women and children under five years of age, are tabulated;

so far as they relate particularly to diseases of parturient women and children under five years of age, are tabulated;

Disease.No. of Cases Notified.Previous Year.No. of Cases Visited.No. of Cases Nursed.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital.
Puerperal Fever11911—11
Puerperal Pyrexia162116115
Ophthalmia Neonatorum8148-8
Epidemic Diarrhœa1928-1-
Measles & German Measles (under 5)†7124271296200
Whooping Cough (under 5)†106145106_38
Poliomyelitis (under 5)323-3

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* Summer Diarrhoea.—As this is not a notifiable disease the figures
available are those of deaths which were registered as having been due to
this cause.
f Notifiable diseases—in certain circumstance* since October 1st.

Table: Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—The number of cases reported was eight against fourteen in the previous year. The analysis of the final reports received is as follows :—

Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—The number of cases reported was eight against fourteen in the previous year. The analysis of the final reports received is as follows :—

Cases.Vision unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Removed from District.Still under Treatment.Deaths.
Notified.Treated.
At Home.In Hospital.
13.5.38-1YesNoNoNoNoNo
23.4 38—1,,,,,,,,,,,,
15.5.38—1,,,,,,,,,,†Yes
22.8.38—1,,,,,,,,,,No
15.7.38—1,,,,,,,,,,,,
19.8.38—1,,,,,,,,,,,,
19.11.38_1,,,,,,,,,,,,
10.8.38—1,,,,,,,,,,,,
Totals—8-----1

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† Died—7 mths. Cert. Gastro-Enteritis.