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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE 1st.JANUARY, 1970 - 31st. DECEMBER, 1970
| DISEASE | 0-1 | 1 | 2-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | Total | Cases Removed to Hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 34 | 81 | 279 | 223 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 624 | 7 | - |
| Dysentery | 1 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 5 | 15 | - | - | 78 | 10 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 24 | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | 60 | 7 | - |
| Infective Jaundice | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 80 | 40 | 1 |
| T.B. Respiratory | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 76 | 35 | 2 |
| Non-respiratory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 5 | - |
| Acute Meningitis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Typhoid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 86 | 20 | - |
| Malaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| TOTAL: | 62 | 95 | 328 | 332 | 67 | 112 | 39 | 22 | 1057 | 147 | 4 |