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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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Final Diagnosis.
The final diagnosis arrived at in connection with the 479 completed cases was as follows :—
| Recovered. | Died. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 48 | 3 | 51 |
| Diphtheria (Bacteriological) | 2 | — | 2 |
| *Laryngeal Diphtheria and Measles | — | 1 | 1 |
| Post-diphtheritic Palatal Paresis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 197 | 1 | 198 |
| *Scarlet Fever and Nasopharyngeal Sarcoma | 1 | - | 1 |
| *Scarlet Fever and Carcinoma | — | 1 | 1 |
| *Scarlet Fever and Anterior Poliomyelitis | 1 | _ | 1 |
| *Scarlet Fever and Measles | 2 | - | |
| *Scarlet Fever and Chicken Pox | 1 | - | 1 |
| *Scarlet Fever and Whooping Cough | 1 | - | 1 |
| Measles | 90 | — | 90 |
| *Measles and Whooping Cough | 3 | — | 3 |
| *Measles and Chicken Pox | 2 | — | 2 |
| Rubella | 2 | — | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| Mumps | 4 | — | 4 |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | — | 1 |
| *Erysipelas | 16 | — | 16 |
| Erysipelas and Pulmonary Tuberculosis | - | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Streptococcal Pneumonia | — | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Lymphatic Leukaemia | — | 1 | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 2 | — | 2 |
| Tubercular Peritonitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Colitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Castro Enteritis | 2 | — | 2 |
| Cystitis | 1 | — | 1 |