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Wembley 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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TABLE SHOWING NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE OCCURRING IN ELECTORAL WARDS 1938.
| DISEASE | TOTAL | Electoral Wards. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperton | Central | Chalkhill | Fryent | The Hyde | Kenton | Preston | Roe Green | Sudbury Court | Sudbury | Tokyngton | Wembley Pk. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 417 | 47 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 86 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 34 | 18 | 74 | 41 |
| Diphtheria | 82 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| (including Paratyphoid; Puerperal Pyrexia * | 26 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 74 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 25 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Dysentery | 15 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 1 |
| * (add 7 Willesden cases). | |||||||||||||