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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:— | Out-District Cases | From Redhill Hospital | Isolation Hospital Staff | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 5 | - | 2 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 56 | 1 | — | 57 |
| Post-Scarlatinal Adenitis | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Late Scarlatinal Nephritis | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 12 | — | — | 12 |
| Measles | 41 | 15 | — | 56 |
| Measles and Meningitis | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 2 | — | 9 |
| Chicken Pox | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Rubella | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Typhoid or ? Typhoid Fever | 9 | — | — | 9 |
| Dysentery | 6 | — | — | 6 |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Meningitis | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Encephalitis | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Mastoiditis | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| ? Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Observation | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Infants admitted with mothers for nursing purposes | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 150 | 20 | 2 | 172 |