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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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Diphtheria.
For the second consecutive year no case of Diphtheria was
notified within the Borough.
This is particularly gratifying and proves the value of
immunisation. The steady decline in the number of notifications
received since the inception of the Diphtheria Immunisation
Scheme is shown in the following table:—
TABLE VIII.
| Year. | No. of Cases of Diphtheria Notified. | No. of Deaths from Diphtheria. |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 138 | 9 |
| 1936 | 86 | 2 |
| 1937 | 121 | 7 |
| 1938 | 195 | 4 |
| 1939 | 150 | 3 |
| 1940 | 70 | 3 |
| 1941 | 58 | 1 |
| 1942 | 38 | 2 |
| 1943 | 31 | 2 |
| 1944 | 17 | — |
| 1945 | 20 | 1 |
| 1946 | 331 | — |
| 1947 | 10* | — |
| 1948 | 8 | 1 |
| 1949 | 10* | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1951 | — | — |
* of these the diagnosis was confirmed in 8 cases in 1946,
8 cases in 1947, and 4 cases in 1949.
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