Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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STATISTICAL APPENDIX C
Cases of infectious disease notified in Wards and removals to Hospitals.
Disease. | Total | Alperton | Central | Chalkhiil | Fryent | The Hyde | Roe Green | Kenton | Preston | Sudbury Court | Sudbury | Wembley Park | Tokyngton | Total removed to hospital | Percentage of cases removed to hospital |
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Scarlet fever | 219 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 75 | 34.25 | |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 00.00 |
Pneumonia | 88 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |||||
Erysipelas | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
Ophthalmia neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 00.00 |
Meningococcal infection | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Dysentery | 21 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19.05 |
Measles | 1,231 | 94 | 65 | 164 | 226 | 70 | 82 | 133 | 100 | 51 | 117 | 62 | 67 | 14 | 1.14 |
Whooping cough | 123 | — | 5 | 24 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | — | 00.00 | |||
Poliomyelitis:— | |||||||||||||||
Paralytic | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 100.00 | |
Non-Paralytic | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Typhoid fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Paratyphoid fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Food Poisoning | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 24 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22* | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 24 | |
* Kingsbury Maternity Hospital cases. |