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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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| Notified Disease:- | In Hospital 1-1-38 | Admitted during year. | Died during year. | Discharged during year. | In Hospital 31-12-38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria or ? Diphtheria | 32 | 207 | 5 | 210 | 24 |
| Diphtheria "Carrier " | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever or ? Scarlet Fever | 22 | 275 | - | 281 | 16 |
| Scarlet Fever and Chicken Pox | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Scarlet Fever and Measles | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Late scarlatinal nephritis | — | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Post-scarlatinal adenitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 23 | — | 26 | — |
| Measles | 2 | 89 | 3 | 86 | 2 |
| Measles and Meningitis | - | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | 26 | 2 | 20 | 4 |
| Chicken Pox | — | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| Mumps | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Rubella | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Typhoid or ? Typhoid Fever | — | 10 | — | 10 | — |
| ? Paratyphoid Fever | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 7 | — | 8 | — |
| Enteritis | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
| Meningitis | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — |