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Hammersmith 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Infectious Diseases.—There were, omitting tuberculosis,
830 cases reported as due to notifiable infectious
diseases in the Borough, against 638 in the previous year.
There were also reported 576 cases of infectious diseases
that were not notifiable, against 2,454 in the previous year;
17 of these were *Measles, 371 *Whooping Cough and
188 Chickenpox.
The number of cases of Tuberculosis notified was 198
against 192 in the previous year.
*Totals (incl. notifiable cases—Measles 33 and Whooping Cough 736)
noted in Department.
| The following bacteriological examinations were made on behalf of the Council:- | |
| Material from cases of suspected Diphtheria- | |
| Positive results | 23 |
| Negative results | 634 |
| Sputa from cases of suspected Tuberculosis— | |
| Tubercle bacillus found | 43 |
| Tubercle bacillus not found | 291 |
| Urine for Tuberculosis—Negative | 2 |
| Blood from cases of suspected Fever- | |
| Widal or Typhoid reaction obtained | 1 |
| Widal or Typhoid reaction not obtained | 2 |
| Faeces | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Grand Total | 998 |