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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
Hayes and Harlington 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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Medical Examinations of Council Staff.
The total number of examinations carried out during 1955 was
201. Of these 97 were for Superannuation purposes alone, 21 for
admission to the Council's Sick Pay Scheme, 49 for Sick Pay and
Superannuation and 34 for various special purposes.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR, 1955.
| Disease | Confirmed, cases notified | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 117 | — |
| Pneumonia | 60 | 23 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | — |
| Erysipelas | 6 | — |
| Measles | 1,154 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 59 | — |
| Dysentery | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Encephalitis | 22 | 2 |
| Pood Poisoning | 8 | — |
| Meningococcal Infections | 1 | — |
TUBERCULOSIS
New cases and Mortality during the year, 1955.
| Age Periods | New Cases | Mortality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1—4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5—14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 15—24 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25—34 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 35—44 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 45—54 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 55—64 | 4 | 1 | — | — _ | — | 2 | — | — |
| 65 and over | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Age Unknown | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 35 | 21 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — |