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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Cases of infectious disease notified in Wards and removals to Hospitals.
| Disease. | Total | Alperton | Barnham | Chalkhill | Kenton | Kingsbury | Preston | Queensbury | Sudbury | Tokyngton | Total removed to hospital | Percentage of cases removed to hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 57 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 7.02 |
| Diphtheria | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 13 | — | 2 | 8 | 26.67 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 100.00 |
| Dysentery | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8.33 |
| Measles | 422 | 64 | 42 | 10 | 28 | 71 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 53 | 4 | 0.95 |
| Whooping cough | 35 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14.29 |
| Poliomyelitis :— | ||||||||||||
| Paralytic | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Non-Paralytic | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid fever | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid fever | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100.00 |
| Food Poisoning | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16.67 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis :— | ||||||||||||
| Infective | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Post-infectious | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |