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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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at the School Clinic of children under five years of age.
During the year the cases dealt with were as follows:—
Operations for Tonsils and Adenoids 2
Minor Ailments 22
Dental Treatment 4
Total 28
In addition arrangements were made, as before, with the
Hammersmith District Nursing Association for the services
of a nurse when required, to ensure adequate attention in
cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Pneumonia and Measles.
Infectious Diseases of Mothers and Children
Under Five Years of Age.

Table: Statistics showing the incidence of all infectious diseases during the year are included in the general report, but in so far as they relate particularly to diseases of parturient women and children under five years of age, are tabulated below:—

Statistics showing the incidence of all infectious diseases during the year are included in the general report, but in so far as they relate particularly to diseases of parturient women and children under five years of age, are tabulated below:—

Disease.No. of Cases Notified.Previous Year.No. of Cases Visited.No. of Cases Nursed.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital.
Puerperal Fever151215-13
Ophthalmia Neonatorum211621134
Epidemic
Diarrhœa*3515——1
Measles & German Measles (under5)†201511201212
Whooping Cough (under 5)†327173327-25
Poliomyelitis
(under 5)252——
*Summer Diarrhoea.—As this is not a notifiable disease the figures available are those of deaths which were registered as having been due to this cause. †Not notifiable diseases.