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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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| Cause. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| Road traffic accidents | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Other violent causes | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| All other causes | 51 | 46 | 97 |
| All causes—TOTAL | 754 | 768 | 1522 |
TABLE III.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS NOTIFIED DURING 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1949.
| Disease | Total cases notified during | Removed to Hospital, 1949. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945. | 1946. | 1947. | 1948. | 1949. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 180 | 199 | 152 | 241 | 265 | 137 |
| Diphtheria | 20 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Pneumonia | 129 | 139 | 128 | 139 | 159 | 41 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 4 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 29 | 26 |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Measles | 2013 | 558 | 973 | 1289 | 1195 | 36 |
| Whooping Cough | 162 | 367 | 394 | 516 | 329 | 14 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | 38 | 23 | 7 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | 4 |