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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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FINAL DIAGNOSIS.
| Disease. | Recovered. | Died. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | 6 | - | 6 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | 1 | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 2 | — | 2 |
| Dysentery (Bacillary) | 21 | — | 21 |
| Dysentery and Measles | 1 | — | 1 |
| Dysentery and Mumps | 1 | — | 1 |
| Dysentery and Chicken Pox | 1 | — | 1 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Scarlet Fever | 166 | — | 166 |
| Scarlet Fever and Measles | 2 | — | 2 |
| Chicken Pox | 23 | — | 23 |
| Measles | 104 | 1 | 105 |
| Rubella | 3 | — | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 55 | 3 | 58 |
| Whooping Cough and Dysentery | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria Carrier | 1 | — | 1 |
| Croup | 1 | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 16 | — | 16 |
| Tonsillitis (Streptococcal) | 22 | — | 22 |
| Tonsillitis (Other Forms) | 13 | — | 13 |
| Strept. Throat and Acute Oedema of Larynx | - | 1 | 1 |
| Meningitis | 6 | — | 6 |
| Meningitis Tuberculosis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Virus Encephalitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Acute Otitis Media | 6 | — | 6 |
| Bronchiolitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia 24 | — | 24 | |
| Skin Infection | 4 | — | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | 1 |
| Septic Abortion | 3 | — | 3 |
| Mumps | 8 | — | 8 |
| Glandular Fever | 2 | — | 2 |
| Infective Hepatitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | — | 2 |
| Endocarditis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ulcerative Colitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Stomatitis and Gingivitis | 2 | — | 2 |
| Migraine | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis Pleural Effusion | 1 | — | 1 |
| Neuritis | 2 | — | 2 |