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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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SECTION B.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
TABLE VII
The following table shows the total number of notifications, other than Tuberculosis, received during the year
| Disease | Total number of cases notified | Cases removed to hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 142 | 49 |
| Whooping Cough | 144 | 3 |
| Measles | 49 | 3 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ||
| Paralytic | 1 | 1 |
| Non-Paralytic | 2 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 94 | 35 |
| Dysentery | 108 | 39 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 4 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 17 | 7 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 5 | 5 |
| Food Poisoning | 20 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 147 | 147 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 30 | 30 |
| Malaria (Contracted abroad) | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Encephalitis (Infective) | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 765 | 331 |