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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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FINAL DIAGNOSIS.
The final diagnosis arrived at in connection with the 474 completed cases was as follows:—
| Recovered. | Died. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 68 | 4 | 72 |
| Diphtheria (Bacteriological) | 5 | — | 5 |
| Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 191 | 1 | 192 |
| Scarlet Fever and Chicken Pox | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever and Measles | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever and Mumps | 1 | — | 1 |
| Post-scarlatinal adenitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Post-scarlatinal rhinitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Measles | 30 | 2 | 32 |
| German Measles | 4 | — | 4 |
| Chicken Pox | 8 | — | 8 |
| Chicken Pox and ruptured appendix | 1 | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| Whooping Cough and Marasmus | — | 1 | 1 |
| Mumps | 3 | — | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| Erysipelas and Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cellulitis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Staphylococcal Septicemia | — | 1 | 1 |
| Myeloid Leukaemia | — | 1 | 1 |
| Agranulocytosis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Acute hemolytic anæmia | — | 1 | 1 |
| Encephalitis and broncho pneumonia | — | 1 | 1 |
| Streptococcal pneumonia | — | 1 | 1 |
| Broncho pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 3 | — | 3 |
| Paratyphoid Fever (B) | 1 | — | 1 |
| Dysentery (Sonne) | 7 | — | 7 |
| Dysentery (Sonne) Carrier | 1 | — | 1 |
| Enteritis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Gastritis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Vincent's Angina | 7 | — | 7 |