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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 1939

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

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Table: Infectious Diseases of Mothers and Children under Five Years of Age.

Infectious Diseases of Mothers and Children

under Five Years of Age.

Disease.No. of Cases Notified.Previous Year.No. of Cases Visited.No. of Cases Nursed.No. of Cases Re-moved to Hospital.
Puerperal Fever6116-6
Puerperal Pyrexia321632—27
Ophthalmia Neonatorum12812610
Epidemic Diarrhœa*161916-16
Measles and German Measles (under 5)15712157
Whooping Cough (under 5)445106445274
Poliomyelitis (under 5)333—3

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* Summer Diarrhœa.—As this is not a notifiable disease the figures
available are those of deaths which were registered as having been due to
this cause.

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

Ophthalmia Neonatorum.-

The number of cases reported was twelve against eight in the previous year.

The analysis of the final reports received is as follows:—

Cases.Vision unim-paired.Vision Im-paired.Total Blind-ness.Re-moved from Dis-trict.Still under Treat-ment.Deaths.
Notified.Treated.
At Home.In Hospital.
28.1.39-1-----1†
28.1.39—1Yes————-
21.2.39-1„———--
19.3.39—1„—————
3.4.39—1„—————
5.4.39—1„—————
15.4.39—1„—————
26.4.39_1„—————
23.6.39—1„—————
30.6.39—1„—————
10.7.391—„—————
4.9.391—„—————
Totals21011————1

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†Died 3.2.39. Ophthalmia secondary cause of death.