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
Holborn 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Poliomyelitis
Six cases were notified, all of which were removed to hospital. None of these cases
was a Holborn resident.
Puerperal Pyrexia
No cases were notified during the year.
Scabies
Five cases were notified, and were treated at home.
Scarlet Fever
Four cases were notified, and one of them was removed to hospital.
Smallpox
No case of smallpox occurred in the Borough during the year. On several occasions
the Medical Officer of Health was called into consultation in respect of suspected cases.
Tuberculosis
See page 50.
Whooping Cough
Twenty-two cases were notified, and four were removed to hospital.
Other Diseases coming to the notice of the Department
| Disease | No. of Cases | No. removed to Hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Abortion | 1 | 1 |
| Abortion, septic | 2 | 2 |
| Acute respiratory catarrh | 3 | 3 |
| Allergic skin rash | 1 | 1 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 1 | 1 |
| Chicken pox | 23 | 6 |
| Enteritis | 3 | 2 |
| Gastro-enteritis | 6 | 5 |
| German measles | 16 | 4 |
| Glandular fever | 1 | 1 |
| Hepatitis | 3 | 3 |
| Impetigo | 2 | 2 |
| Mumps | 33 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 2 |
| Pyrexia of unknown origin | 2 | 2 |
| Ruptured ectopic gestation | 1 | 1 |
| Tonsillitis | 3 | 3 |
| Upper respiratory tract infection | 3 | 3 |