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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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| Disease. | Recovered. | Died. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erysipelas | 18 | — | 18 |
| Erysipelas and Chicken Pox | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tonsillitis (Streptococcal) | 68 | 1 | 69 |
| Tonsillitis (Other Forms) | 6 | — | 6 |
| Tuberculosis | 4 | — | 4 |
| Tuberculosis (Miliary) | — | 2 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis (Glands) | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bheumatic Infection | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Septic Infection | 15 | — | 15 |
| Meningitis (Cerebro-Spinal) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Meningitis (Lymphocytic) | 2 | — | 2 |
| Meningitis (Tuberculous) | — | 1 | 1 |
| Meningitis (Meningococcal) | 3 | — | 3 |
| Meningitis (Streptococcal) | 2 | — | 2 |
| Acute Otitis Media | 3 | — | 3 |
| Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia | 38 | 1 | 39 |
| Senility | 2 | — | 3 |
| Malnutrition | 2 | — | 2 |
| Skin Infection | 20 | — | 20 |
| General Sepsis | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 22 | — | 22 |
| Septic Abortion | 8 | — | 8 |
| Nursing Mothers | 11 | — | 11 |
| Infants Admitted for Nursing Pur | |||
| poses | 21 | — | 21 |
| Mumps | 27 | — | 27 |
| Glandular Fever | 4 | — | 4 |
| Infective Hepatitis | 6 | — | 6 |
| Malaria | 3 | — | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | — | 1 |
| Eye Conditions | 4 | — | 4 |
| Syphilis | 1 | — | 1 |
| N.A.D. & P.U.O. | 47 | — | 47 |
| Other Conditions | 25 | 1 | 26 |
| TOTALS | 1128 | 27 | 1156 |
In concluding this Report and in view of the impending
changes in public health administration, I should like to take
this opportunity of thanking the Members of the Council for
the interest they have shown in all matters concerning the