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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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Consultations regarding infectious disease, between the Medical
Officer of Health and the local Medical Profession: 4.
1 case of suspicion of scarlet fever; diagnosis confirmed.
1 case of suspicion of chicken-pox; diagnosis urticaria
papulosa.
1 case of unusual rash—food idiosyncrasy.
1 case of food poisoning (typhi-murium infection).
Removal of Infectious Diseases.
Ambulance stationed at Acton and Wembley Joint
Isolation Hospital.
Removals carried out:-
Quarters ending
31/3/45. 30/6/45. 30/9/45. 31/12/45.
72 67 60 76
Total — 275
| Notifications of primary pneumonia and acute influenzal-pneumonia. | Death certificates in which respiratory diseases mentioned. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1941-42 | 101 | 135 |
| 1942-43 | 92 | 105 |
| 1943-44 | 151 | 170 |
| 1944-45 | 93 | 92 |
| 1945-46 | 93 | 70 |