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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| DISEASE. | Total cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Cases where diagnosis was not confirmed | Total deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 29 | 29 | 24 | — |
| Erysipelas | 25 | 14 | 1 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 141 | 63 | 5 | — |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 5 | 4 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro–Spinal Meningitis | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 10 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia (Acute Primary and Influenzal) | 70 | 5 | _ | †63 |
| Dysentery | 30 | 17 | 8 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | |
| Malaria | 1 | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — |
| *Measles | 905 | 70 | 6 | — |
| * Whooping Cough | 429 | 53 | 6 | 2 |
| *Scabies | 260 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1,933 | 278 | 56 | 73 |
* This is not total brought to notice of Department,
† Deaths from all forms of Pneumonia.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The number of notifications of tuberculosis registered a
considerable fall during the year. This is a very hopeful
sign and it is reasonable to suppose that the expected post–war
drop in the incidence of the disease has now begun.