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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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| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED. | WARDS. | TOTAL REMOVED TO HOSPITAL | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At allAges. | AGE PERIODS. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 1 | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 35— | 45— | 65— | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera (C) Plague (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | _ |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 104 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | 13 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 104 |
| Erysipelas | 33 | - | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| Scarlet Fever | 125 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | -_ | 16 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 119 |
| Typhus Fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Relapsing Fever (R) Continued Fever (C) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | - | - | - | 2 | _ | 3 | _ | 1 | 6 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | 4 | — | - | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 27 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | — | 1 | - | 4 |
| Polio-myelitis | 4 | 1 | _ | — | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | - | - | _ | _ | 1 | - | _ | _ | 3 | - | 4 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | -_ | _ | - | _ | _ | - | _ | - | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ |
| Pneumonia | 96 | _- | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 37 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 63 |
| Malaria | - | -_ | -_ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 29 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | _- | 2 | 1 | -_ | -_ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 29 |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ | __ | -_ | -_ | 1 | 1 | 1 | -_ | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| *Measles | 16 | 2 | 6 | _ | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 6 | |
| *Whooping Cough | 365 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 51 | 61 | 106 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 30 | 56 | 53 | 25 | 74 | 99 | 28 | 40 |
| Totals | 830 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 79 | 90 | 203 | 41 | 24 | 82 | 23 | 62 | 16 | 91 | 144 | 112 | 65 | 152 | 198 | 68 | 424 |
| * Notified under New Regulations—fortotal brought to notice of the Department, see page 27. | |||||||||||||||||||||