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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
Hendon 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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The number of admissions, deaths and discharges during the year, compared with those of the two preceding years, are shewn below:—
TABLE XXV.
| Admissions. | Deaths. | Discharges. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases Notified as:— | 1933 | 1934. | 1935. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. |
| Diphtheria (including ? Diphtheria) | 149 | 151 | 154 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 135 | 143 | 160 |
| Scarlet Fever (including ? Scarlet Fever) | 346 | 632 | 296 | — | 1 | — | 310 | 626 | 333 |
| Erysipelas | 25 | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | 23 | 25 | 14 |
| Measles | 7 | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| Mumps | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | — |
| Other Diseases | 23 | 21 | 27 | — | 1 | — | 22 | 22 | 26 |
| Totals | 561 | 856 | 513 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 504 | 843 | 553 |