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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Year. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhœa and Cholera. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 31 | 116 |
| 1919 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 69 | 110 |
| 1920 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 106 |
| 1921 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 73 | 126 |
| 1922 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 49 | 40 | 4 | 18 | 158 |
| 1923 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 71 |
| 1921 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 88 |
| 1925 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 35 | 91 |
| 1926 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 80 |
| 1927 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 46 |
| Average last 10 yrs. | 0 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 36 | 99 |
It will be seen from the preceding table that the total
number of deaths from these zymotic diseases last year was
43 below the average number registered in the last ten years.
Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1927.
| DISEASE. | Total cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 368 | 366 | 11 |
| Erysipelas | 41 | 22 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 312 | 296 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 11 | 11 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 22 | 16 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meniugitis | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 4 | 3 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 16 | 9 | — |
| Pneumonia | 145 | 80 | 139 |
| Anthrax | — | — | — |
| Totals | 926 | 809 | 154 |
Smallpox.—No case of Smallpox was notified in the
Borough during the year, against no case in the previous
year.
Cholera.—No case was reported as due to Cholera, against
no case in the previous year.
Plague.—No case was reported as due to Plague, against
no case in the previous year.