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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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The numbers of admissions, deaths and discharges during the year, compared with those of the two preceding years, are shown below:—
| Cases Notified as:— | 1935. | Admissions. | 1935. | Deaths. | 1935. | Discharges. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936. | 1937. | 1936. | 1937. | 1936. | 1937. | ||||
| Diphtheria (including Diphtheria) | 154 | 95 | 134 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 160 | 94 | 115 |
| Scarlet Fever (including ? Scarlet Fever) | 296 | 220 | 196 | - | 2 | 1 | 333 | 209 | 207 |
| Erysipelas | 13 | 19 | 29 | - | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 25 |
| Measles | 6 | 90 | 39 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 90 | 35 |
| Whooping Cough | 12 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 15 |
| Mumps | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Other Diseases | 27 | 32 | 66 | - | 1 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 53 |
| Totals | 513 | 483 | 484 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 553 | 465 | 454 |