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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 1960
[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 | 14 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 151 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 45 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 50 |
| Measles | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 148 | 185 |
| Whooping cough | - | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 78 |
| Paratyphoid fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Poliomyelitis:— | |||||||||||||
| Paralytic | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Non-Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Encephaltis:— | |||||||||||||
| Infective | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Postinfectious | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Food poisoning | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 18 |
Winter Respiratory Diseases (October—March).
| Notifications of primary pneumonia and acute influenzal-pnjumonia. | Death certificates in which respiratory dii eases mentioned. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 30 | 98 |
| 1957-58 | 71 | 172 |
| 1958-59 | 57 | 152 |
| 1959-60 | 33 | 133 |
| 1960-61 | 38 | 175 |