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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE 1st JANUARY 1971 - 31st DECEMBER 1971
| Disease | 0-1 | 1 | 2-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | Total | Cases Removed to Hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 18 | 35 | 107 | 113 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 283 | 1 | - |
| Dysentery | - | 6 | 55 | 34 | 10 | 33 | - | - | 138 | 13 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 1 | 11 | 13 | 4 | - | - | - | 29 | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 8 | 16 | 18 | - | 2 | - | - | 51 | 2 | - |
| Infective Jaundice | - | - | - | 6 | 24 | 28 | 5 | - | 63 | 38 | - |
| T.B„Resp. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 73 | 38 | - |
| T.B. Non-Resp. | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 7 | - |
| Acute Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| Opthalmia Neonatorium | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| Typhoid | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 6 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 93 | 32 | 1 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 7 | - |
| TOTAL | 35 | 52 | 205 | 214 | 100 | 119 | 46 | 9 | 780 | 159 | 4 |