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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Years 1959 to 1963
| DISEASE | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 27 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 7 |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 41 |
| Poliomyelitis : | |||||
| Paralytic | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Non-Paralytic | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 602 | 74 | 1173 | 150 | 739 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 12 | 45 | 13 | 17 | 32 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 35 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis : | |||||
| Infective | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Post-Infectious | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 13 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 |
| Tuberculosis : | |||||
| Respiratory | 23 | 25 | 34 | 24 | 23 |
| Meninges & C.N.S. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 30 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 18 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Anthrax | — | - | - | — | — |
| TOTALS | 764 | 236 | 1306 | 240 | 884 |