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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND
OTHER DISEASES
Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Years 1960 to 1964
| DISEASE | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 19 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Whooping Cough | 25 | 11 | 2 | 41 | 14 |
| Poliomyelitis : | |||||
| Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — |
| Non-Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 74 | 1173 | 150 | 739 | 116 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 45 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 15 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis : | |||||
| Infective | — | 1 | — | — | 17 |
| Post-Infectious | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| Tuberculosis : | |||||
| Respiratory | 25 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 16 |
| Meninges & C.N.S | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 26 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 28 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOTALS | 236 | 1306 | 240 | 884 | 241 |