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Finchley 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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AINFECTIOUS DISEASES
| 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 69 | 68 | 59 | 34 | 71 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | 11 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Pneumonia | 49 | 38 | 47 | 37 | 35 |
| Measles | 857 | 99 | 1,087 | 172 | 957 |
| Whooping Cough | 165 | 91 | 18 | 78 | 119 |
Diphtheria
Once again I am glad to report that there were no cases of
Diphtheria in Finchley in 1957.
During the year 28 children were immunised by General
Practitioners and 115 by Medical Officers of the Local Health
Authority. In addition, 546 children were immunised with a combined
diphtheria and whooping cough prophylactic, 379 by General
Practitioners and 167 by the Local Health Authority.
Three hundred and forty-six children were given "booster"
doses of diphtheria prophylactic alone, and 37 children were given
"booster" doses of combined diphtheria and whooping cough
prophylactic.
Scarlet Fever
There were 71 cases of Scarlet Fever, 37 more than in the
previous year. The known cases were mild in character and there is
little doubt that in a number of others the illness was so slight as to
escape detection altogether. There were no deaths.
Poliomyelitis
During the year, twelve cases of Poliomyelitis were notified to
me, and of these, 11 were found to be suffering from the paralytic
form. One male, aged 29 years, died. The death of a man, aged
32 years, who died outside the district was also allocated to Finchley
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