Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 8
| Corrected Notifications | Removed to Hospital | Notified in 1968 | Notified in 1967 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Encephalitis Infective | - | - | 1 | - |
| Post - infectious | - | - | 2 | - |
| Acute Meningitis (from 1.10.68) | 17 | 9 | 2 | NN |
| Acute Poliomyelitis Paralytic | - | - | - | - |
| Non-paralytic | - | - | - | - |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| Dysentery | 78 | 17 | 40 | 49 |
| Food Poisoning | 71 | 30 | 53 | 80 |
| Infective Jaundice (from 15.6.68) | 124 | 30 | 68 | NN |
| Leprosy | - | - | - | - |
| Leptospirosis (from 1.10.68) | - | - | - | NN |
| Mai aria | - | ' - | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 1, 201 | 30 | 616 | 1,690 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - |
| PI ague | - | - | - | - |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 79 | 3 | 83 | 91 |
| Smal lpox | - | - | ||
| Tetanus (from 1.10.68) | " | - | - | NN |
| Tuberculosis | ||||
| Pulmonary | 99 | - | 102 | 10 2 |
| Non-pulmonary | 14 | - | 19 | 13 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | 2 | - | |
| Whooping Cough | 20 | 1 | 66 | 89 |
| Yellow Fever (from 1.10.68) | - | - | - | NN |
| TOTALS: | 1, 709 | 126 | 1,055 | 2, 116 |
| NN =Not Notifiable | ||||
TABLE 9
The number of Claims made to local offices of the Ministry of Social Security covering postal districts E. 1., E. 2. , E. 3., and E. 14. were as follows:-
| 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5, 254 | 7,401 | 4, 411 | July | 3, 436 | 3, 311 | 2,625 | |
| February | 5,053 | 3,279 | 3, 797 | August | 2, 79 1 | 2, 977 | 2, 506 | |
| March | 4, 696 | 4,079 | 2,989 | Sept ember | 2, 649 | 3.037 | 4, 10 5 | |
| April | 3, 802 | 3,832 | 3,951 | October | 4, 171 | 4, 456 | 3, 584 | |
| May | 2,919 | 3,193 | 2, 844 | November | 3, 286 | 3, 781 | 3, 550 | |
| June | 2,826 | 2,796 | 3, 572 | December | 6, 643 | 4,041 | 5,191 | |
| TOTALS | 47, & 26 | 46, 183 | 43, 125 | |||||
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