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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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DIPHTHERIA
Two cases of Diphtheria were notified during the year, the first since 1956. The patients, who were
brothers, both attended a special school in Finchley.
A class-mate of the first case, who had returned from a holiday in Cyprus, was found to be a carrier
of the disease, and was probably the source of the infection.
| Year | Number of Cases of Diphtheria | Number of Deaths from Diphtheria |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 150 | 3 |
| 1940 | 70 | 3 |
| 1941 | 58 | 1 |
| 1942 | 38 | 2 |
| 1943 | 31 | 2 |
| 1944 | 17 | — |
| 1945 | 20 | 1 |
| 1946 | 8 | — |
| 1947 | 8 | — |
| 1948 | 8 | 1 |
| 1949 | 4 | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1951 | — | — |
| 1952 | — | — |
| 1953 | 1 | — |
| 1954 | — | — |
| 1955 | — | — |
| 1956 | 1 | — |
| 1957 | — | — |
| 1958 | — | — |
| 1959 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1961 | — | — |
| 1962 | — | — |
| 1963 | 2 | — |