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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE XXII.
| Cases Notified as : — | inHospital beginning of year. | Admitted during year. | Died during year. | Discharged during year | Remaining in Hospital at end of year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria or ? Diphtheria | 19 | 94 | 5 | 94 | 14 |
| Diphtheria and Measles | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Diphtheria Carrier | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Post-diphtheritic paralysis | - | 1 | - | 1 | — |
| Scarlet Fever or ? Scarlet Fever | 25 | 220 | 2 | 209 | 34 |
| Scarlet Fever and Chicken Pox | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Scarlet Fever and Whooping Cough | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| Typhoid group | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | — |
| Measles | — | 90 | — | 90 | — |
| Measles and Whooping Cough | _ | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| Measles and Chicken Pox | 1 | - | 1 | — | |
| German Measles | — | 1 | - | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 2 |
| Mumps | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
| Chicken Pox | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Observation | 1 | 7 | — | 6 | 2 |
| Infants admitted with mother (for nursing purposes) | — | 2 | — | 2 | _ |
| Totals | 50 | 483 | 14 | 465 | 54 |
N.B.—The admissions shown above include the following