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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
Finchley 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The following table shows the number of cases notified during the past five years:—
| 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 9 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Measles | 1,087 | 172 | 957 | 206 | 602 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | 1 | — | — | 4* |
| Pneumonia | 47 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Poliomyelitis | 7 | 5 | 12 | — | 5 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 38 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Scarlet Fever | 59 | 34 | 71 | 58 | 27 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 18 | 78 | 119 | 22 | 7 |
* One case was originally notified as Typhoid Fever, but the diagnosis
was subsequently amended.
Figures concerning notified cases of Tuberculosis will be found
on page 27.
Diphtheria
There were no cases of Diphtheria in 1959.
During the year, 12 children were immunised by General
Practitioners and 339 by Medical Officers of the Local Health
Authority. In addition, 328 children were immunised by General
Practitioners with a combined diphtheria and whooping cough
prophylactic.
Six hundred and nine children were given " booster " doses of
diphtheria prophylactic alone and 6 children were given " booster "
doses of combined diphtheria and whooping cough prophylactic.
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