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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TU3ERCUL0SIS) DURING THE YEAR 1956
| Disease | Notified cases confirmed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 88 | |
| Whooping Cough | 87 | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis & Encephalitis | 6 | 1 |
| Measles | 77 | |
| Dysentery | 14 | |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | 82 | 38 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 21 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 1 |
INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| Disease | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 101 | 144 | 84 | 52 | 117 | 88 |
| Pneumonia | 95 | 79 | 101 | 42 | 6O | 82 |
| Diphtheria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 20 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Erysipelas Ophthalmia | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Neonatorum | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Measles | 634 | 680 | 938 | 75 | 1,154 | 77 |
| Whooping Cough | 331 | 143 | 257 | 73 | 59 | 87 |
| Dysentery Group | 25 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| Poliomyelitis and Encephalitis | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
| Food Poisoning | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |