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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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SECTION B:
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
The following table shows the total number of corrected notifications, other than tuberculosi received during the year.
| Disease | Total number of cases notified | Cases removed to hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 22 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 134 | 2 |
| Measles | 1491 | 9 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ||
| Paralytic | — | - |
| Non-Paralytic | — | - |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 76 | 7 |
| Dysentery | 317 | 9 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | |
| Erysipelas | 9 | |
| Meningococcal Infection | 4 | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | 25 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 72 | 71 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — |
| Malaria | — | — |
| TOTAL | 2154 | 110 |