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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 1941
[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,
876 cases reported as due to notifiable infectious
diseases in the Borough, against 461 in the previous year.
There were also reported 237 cases of infectious diseases
that were not notified, against 64 in the previous year;
155 of these were *Measles, 57 *Whooping Cough and 25
Chickenpox.
The number of cases of Tuberculosis notified was 199
against 167 in the previous year.
*Totals (incl. notifiable cases—Measles 546 and Whooping Cough 254)
noted in Department.
| Material from cases of suspected Diphtheria— | |
| Positive results | 21 |
| Negative results | 362 |
| Sputa from cases of suspected Tuberculosis— | |
| Tubercle bacillus found | 55 |
| Tubercle bacillus not found | 260 |
| Blood from cases of suspected Fever— | |
| Widal or Typhoid reaction not obtained | 3 |
| Faeces | 2 |
| Other | 17 |
| Grand Total | 720 |