London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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(D) INTERVAL BETWEEN NOTIFICATION AND DEATH—1949 and Previous Years.
| 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. | 1939. | 1940. | 1941. | 1942. | 1943. | 1944. | 1945. | 1946. | 1947. | 1948. | 1949. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Total number of deaths from Tuberculosis in the Borough | 153 | 127 | 156 | 150 | 124 | 119 | 116 | 106 | 87 | 107 | 118 | 103 | 104 | 72 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 90 | 76 | 51 |
| 2. The number of cases notified at death | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 17 |
| 3.The number of cases notified within one month of death (excluding above) | 18 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 4. The number of cases notified within three months of death (excluding above) | 21 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |
| 5. The number of cases notified within six months of death (excluding above) | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
MEDICINAL BATHS— Cleansing of Verminous Persons.
| School Children—Hammersmith. | |
| Scabies | 218 |
| Verminous | 1,212 |
| Impetigo | |
| Other conditions | 2 |
| School Children—Non-Hammersmith. | |
| Nil. | |
| Children under Five Years—Hammersmith. | |
| Scabies | 67 |
| Verminous | 71 |
| Children under Five Years—Non-Hammersmith. | |
| Scabies | 1 |
| Adults—Hammersmith. | |
| Scabies | 240 |
| Verminous | 137 |
| Other conditions | 1 |
| Adults—Non-Hammersmith. | |
| Scabies | 7 |
| Verminous | 1 |
| Lodging-houses. | |
| Scabies | 7 |
| Verminous | 97 |