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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Notifications of Selected Infectious Diseases according to sex and age as finally diagnosed.
| Age Group. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria | Measles | Dysentery | Poliomyelitis Paralytic. | Poliomyelitis Non-paralytic | Meningococcal infection | Age Group | Acutepneumonia | Erysipelas. | Encephalitis Acute infective | Encephalitis post-infectious | Food Poisoning | Typhoid Fever | Paratyphoid Fever. | |||||||||||||||
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| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 17 | 16 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | — | 59 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | 5 | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 86 | 79 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 117 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | 45 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 101 | 109 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65 & over | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 6 | — | - | 253 | 246 | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| 25 & over | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| All ages | 41 | 21 | 16 | 21 | Nil | 654 | 615 | 10 | 9 | Nil | Nil | Nil | All ages | 14 | 20 | 1 | — | Nil | Nil | 1 | 4 | Nil | — | 1 | |||||||