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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 1954
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 10 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 108 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | Nil |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 72 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 14 |
| Measles | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 57 |
| Whooping cough | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 114 |
| Paratyphoid fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis:— | |||||||||||||
| Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | - | 4 |
| Non-Paralytic | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | - | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Encephalitis:— | |||||||||||||
| Infective | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Post Infectious | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | 2 |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Food poisoning | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 23 |
| Notifications of primary pneumonia and acute influenzal-pneumonia. | Death certificates in which respiratory diseases mentioned. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 73 | 171 |
| 1951-52 | 45 | 99 |
| 1952-53 | 75 | 210 |
| 1953-54 | 40 | 163 |
| 1954-55 | 56 | 156 |