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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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SECTION B:
PREVALENCE OP, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
TABLE VII
The following table shows the total number of corrected notifications, other than tuberculosis, received during the year.
| Disease | Total number of cases notified | Cases removed to hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 59 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 25 | - |
| Measles | 2215 | 13 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ||
| Paralytic | - | - |
| Non-Paralytic | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 48 | 11 |
| Dysentery | 37 | 15 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | - |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 31 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 92 | 92 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 2513 | 141 |