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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 1942

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

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Table: Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1942.

Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1942.

Notifiable DiseaseNumber of Cases Notified.Wards.Total Removed to Hospital.
At all AgesAge Periods.
Under 11—2—3—4—5—10—15—20—35—45—65—1234567
Smallpox---------------------
Cholera, Plague---------------------
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup)601538713231332-181731412560
Erysipelas241—————1243112—631310117
Scarlet Fever2828725302914421594——253124144911623271
Typhus Fever——-—————————————————
Enteric Fever2-----1—1----1-1----2
Relapsing Fever, Continued Fever---------------------
Puerperal Fever11-------191———3—152—11
Puerperal Pyrexia12-------192——22222—212
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis1211——131—311—32—115—12
Polio-myelitis---------------------
Encephalitis Lethargica---------------------
Ophthalmia Neonatorum33------------1-1--13
Anthrax—————-——————----_--—-
Pneumonia52114—24119712109751111366
Malaria——-—————-———————————_-
Dysentery18221——6—1—2—4—43—24518
Food Poisoning391—————131141811—3—33021
Measles785348181981083541469———6477946414628159176
Whooping Cough3585247566054833-3---27357829938214124
Totals1,658104144170196201608442479274417133176230117329555118713