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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
Hammersmith 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith]
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The following table shows the deaths of residents registered from the seven principal zymotic diseases which occurred in
the ten years, 1916 to 1925.
| Year. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhœa and Cholera. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 104 |
| 1917 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 114 |
| 1918 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 31 | 116 |
| 1919 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 69 | 110 |
| 1920 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 106 |
| 1921 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 73 | 126 |
| 1922 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 49 | 40 | 4 | 18 | 158 |
| 1928 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 71 |
| 1921 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 88 |
| 1925 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 35 | 91 |
| Average last 10 yrs. | 0 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 40 | 108 |
It will be seen from the preceding table that the total
number of deaths from these zymotic diseases last year was
17 below the average number registered in the last ten years.
| DISEASE. | Total cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 208 | 205 | 12 |
| Erysipelas | 47 | 26 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 290 | 274 | 3 |
| Enteric Fever | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | 15 | 13 | 6 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | - |
| Polio-myelitis | 2 | - | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 21 | 4 | - |
| Pneumonia | 142 | 51 | 134 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 745 | 586 | 165 |
Smallpox No case of Smallpox was notified in the
Borough during the year, against no case in the previous
year.
Cholera.—No case was reported as due to Cholera, against
no case in the previous year.
Plague No case was reported as due to Plague, against
no case in the previous year.