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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Disease. | Total | Alperton | Central | Chalkhill | Fryent | The Hyde | Roe Green | Kenton | Preston | Sudbury Court | Sudbury | Werablev Park | Tokyngton | Total removed to hospital | Percentage of cases removed to hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 44 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6.07 |
| Diphtheria | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 35.20 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 100.00 | |
| Meningococcal infection | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20.00 | |
| Measles | 411 | 4 | 12 | 68 | 65 | 29 | 14 | 28 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 38 | 1 | 0.24 | |
| Whooping cough | 12 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 16.6 |
| Poliomyelitis :— | |||||||||||||||
| Paralytic | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 100.00 |
| Non-Paralytic | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid fever | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid fever | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 25.00 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3* | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 100.00 |
| Encephalitis :— | |||||||||||||||
| Infective | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Post-infectious | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 100.00 |
| * Kingsbury Maternity Hospital cases. | |||||||||||||||