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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN 1967
| Disease | N0TIFICATIONS | Total cases notified | Cases removed to hospital | Deaths | Corrected figures | Non-resident cases | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | - | 12 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 4 | - | 38 | _ |
| Whooping Cough | 20 | 23 | 43 | 33 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 126 | 9 | - | 126 | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Par.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| " " (Non.Par.) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Measles | 74 | 183 | 465 | 337 | 13 | 3 | - | - | 1075 | 25 | - | 1075 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - | 7 | - |
| Dysentery | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 27 | - | 75 | 19 |
| Acute Encephalitis (Inf.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ „ (Post Inf.) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | - | 9 | 3 | - | 9 | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 17 | - | 34 | 16 | |
| Puerperal pyrexia | - | - | - | - | 17 | 7 | - | - | 24 | - | - | 24 | 14 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | _ | _ | - | 1 | 20 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 91 | 51 | - | 91 | - |
| " (Non-Pulmonary) | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | 12 | 11 | - | 12 | - |
| Totals | 104 | 213 | 543 | 423 | 79 | 83 | 39 | 20 | 1504 | 170 | - | 1504 | 57 |