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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
Paddington 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Notifications.—Following is a table showing the numbers of cases of infectious disease notified. The number of cases after allowing for corrections of diagnosis is shown in brackets.
| Disease | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute encephalitis(infective) | — | (—) | — | (—) | 1 | (1) | — | (—) | _ | (—) |
| Acute encephalitis (post infectious) | — | (—) | 2 | (2) | — | (—) | 1 | (1) | — | (—) |
| Acute pneumonia (influenzal) | 43 | (43) | 7 | (7) | 12 | (12) | 12 | (12) | 23 | (23) |
| Acute pneumonia (primary) | 55 | (55) | 22 | (22) | 39 | (39) | 31 | (31) | 32 | (32) |
| Acute poliomyelitis (paralytie) | 5 | (5) | 6 | (5) | 14 | (12) | 6 | (3) | 3 | (2) |
| Acute poliomyelitis (non-paralytic) | 3 | (3) | 3 | (2) | 14 | (14) | 6 | (6) | 5 | (2) |
| Diphtheria | 2 | (—) | 1 | (—) | — | (—) | — | (—) | — | (—) |
| Dysentery | 106 | (105) | 45 | (45) | 31 | (29) | 86 | (86) | 33 | (33) |
| Erysipelas | 13 | (13) | 6 | (6) | 14 | (14) | 5 | (5) | 7 | (7) |
| Food poisoning or suspected food poisoning | 107 | (107) | 90 | (89) | 69 | (69) | 52 | (51) | 55 | (55) |
| Infective enteritis | 33 | (31) | 17 | (17) | 68 | (68) | 18 | (18) | 11 | (11) |
| Malaria | 2 | (2) | 1 | (1) | — | (—) | 2 | (2) | — | (—) |
| Measles | 858 | (854) | 55 | (55) | 1,596 | (1,596) | 340 | (339) | 1,204 | 1,203) |
| Meningococcal infection | 5 | (4) | 2 | (1) | 11 | (10) | 7 | (7) | 3 | (2) |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | (1) | 6 | (6) | 6 | (6) | 3 | (3) | 5 | (5) |
| Paratypoid fever | - | (—) | 2 | (2) | 1 | (1) | — | (—) | — | (—) |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 104 | (104) | 70 | (70) | 137 | (137) | 186 | (186) | 202 | (202) |
| Scabies | 38 | (38) | 34 | (34) | 42 | (42) | 35 | (35) | 30 | (30) |
| Scarlet fever | 71 | (71) | 47 | (47) | 41 | (39) | 25 | (25) | 51 | (51) |
| Smallpox | - | (—) | - | (—) | - | (—) | — | (—) | — | (—) |
| Typoid or enteric fever | 1 | (—) | _ | (—) | 3 | (3) | 2 | (2) | — | (—) |
| Whooping cough | 322 | (322) | 203 | (203) | 120 | (119) | 102 | (102) | 93 | (93) |
Tuberculosis (pulmonary)
(non-pulinonary)
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
247 195 177 220 191
19 17 18 22 18