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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Disease. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Children:— | |||||||||||||
| Scarlet fever | — | — | 2 | — | 23 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 27 |
| Chicken-pox | 1 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| Mumps | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 35 |
| German measles | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| Measles | 51 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 81 |
| Whooping cough | 13 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | 73 |
| Infective hepatitis (jaundice) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| (b) Staff:— | |||||||||||||
| Infective hepatitis (jaundice) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Consultations regarding infectious disease, between the Medical
Officer of Health and the local Medical Profession continued
whereby the considerable experience of the department is placed
at the disposal of residents.
| Disease. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken-pox | 18 | 17 | 73 | 16 | 24 | 57 | 62 | — | 2 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 310 |
| Mumps | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 36 | — | 2 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 145 |
| German measles | — | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 |
| Infective jaundice | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |