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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 1946
[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 | 301 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 36 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 38 | 7 | 30 | 179 | 59.47 |
| Diphtheria | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 80.00 |
| Pneumonia | 133 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 22.56 |
| Erysipelas | 48 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 10 | 7 | 14.58 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 2 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | 50.00 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 100.00 |
| Dysentery | 39 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17.95 |
| Measles | 965 | 137 | 91 | 32 | 46 | 42 | 69 | 20 | 61 | 93 | 189 | 51 | 134 | 18 | 1.87 |
| Whooping cough | 505 | 88 | 24 | 36 | 52 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 28 | 74 | 26 | 56 | 17 | 3.37 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 100.00 |
| Acute polioencephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | 100.00 |
| Malaria | 11 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 36.36 |