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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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FINAL DIAGNOSIS.
The final diagnosis arrived at in connection with the 703 completed cases was as follows
| Recovered. | Died. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 127 | 5 | 132 |
| Diphtheria. Vincent's angina and Streptococcal throat (concurrent) | 1 | - | 1 |
| Diphtheritic infection of ear | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria (bacteriological) | 31 | — | 31 |
| Scarlet Fever | 257 | — | 257 |
| Scarlet Fever (Puerperal) | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever and Measles | 2 | — | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever and Whooping Cough | 2 | - | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever and Chicken Pox | 2 | — | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever and Dysentery (Sonne) | 1 | - | 1 |
| Post-scarlatinal nephritis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Post-scarlatinal adenitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 25 | — | 25 |
| Measles | 92 | 3 | 95 |
| Measles and Meningitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Rubella | 1 | — | 1 |
| Chicken Pox | 5 | — | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| Mumps | 1 | — | 1 |
| Non-specific parotitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Anterior poliomyelitis | 4 | — | 4 |
| Tubercular meningitis | *1 | 2 | 3 |
| Meningococcal meningitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Meningo-encephalitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Meningismus | 1 | — | 1 |