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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Monthly incidence of the Infectious Diseases.
| Disease. | January | February. | March | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 45 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nil |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 56 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Dysentery | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 |
| Measles | 741 | 565 | 510 | 224 | 122 | 66 | 15 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1756 |
| Whooping cough | l 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 |
| Paratyphoid fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Non-Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Encephalitis :— Infective | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Postinfection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| Food poisoning | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Notifications if primary pneumonia and acute influenzal-pneumonia. | Death certificates in which respiratory diseases mentioned. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | 71 | 172 |
| 1958-59 | 57 | 152 |
| 1959-60 | 33 | 133 |
| 1960-61 | 38 | 175 |
| 1961-62 | 35 | 139 |