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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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(A) INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| Diseases | Notifications | Total Cases Notified | Cases Removed to Hospital | Deaths | Corrected Figures | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0—1 year | 1—2 years | 2—5 years | 5—15 years | 15—25 years | 25—45 years | 45—65 years | 65 + years | |||||
| Scarlet Fever | - | 14 | 44 | 151 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 217 | 60 | - | 206 |
| Whooping Cough | 24 | 66 | 60 | 85 | 3 | — | - | - | 238 | 27 | - | 238 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Par.) | — | — | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 19 | 19 | 1 | 7 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Non. Par.) | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | - | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Measles | 57 | 305 | 369 | 711 | 59 | 5 | 1 | - | 1,507 | 42 | — | 1,502 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 24 | 24 | — | — |
| Acute Pneumonia | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 83 | 8 | 66 | 83 |
| Dysentery | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 31 | - | 49 |
| Acute Encephalitis (Inf.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | — |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | _ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 11 | — | 25 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | - | 19 | 19 | 3 | 6 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 9 | — | 39 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | — | — | — | 14 | 24 | — | - | 38 | - | - | 38 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 4 | 2 | - | 4 |
| Malaria | - | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | - | 3 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Scabies | - | — | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 6 | — | 50 | — | — | 50 |
| Totals | 99 | 400 | 521 | 1,006 | 129 | 106 | 62 | 16 | 2,339 | 261 | 70 | 2,255 |