London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wembley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Disease. | Total | Alperton | Central | Chalkhill | Fryent | The Hyde | Roe Green | Kenton | Preston | Sudbury Court | Sudbury | Wembley Park | Tokyngton | Total removed to hospital | Percentage of cases removed to hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 180 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 106 | 58.89 |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 75.00 |
| Pneumonia | 134 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 26.82 |
| Erysipelas | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 24.14 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 40.00 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | 100.00 |
| Dysentery | 68 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 19.12 |
| Measles | 1,495 | 235 | 123 | 89 | 101 | 250 | 136 | 90 | 93 | 44 | 97 | 89 | 148 | 38 | 2.54 |
| Whooping cough | 218 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 40 | 9 | 4.13 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 100.00 |
| Malaria | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |