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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
Kingston upon Thames 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The undermentioned diseases are notifiable by medical
practitioners to the Medical Officer of Health:
Anthrax Membranous Croup
Cholera Meningococcal Infection
Diphtheria Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Dysentery Plague
Encephalitis (Acute) Pneumonia, Acute Primary
Enteric (Typhoid or Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal
Paratyphoid) Fever Poliomyelitis (Acute)
Erysipelas Puerperal Pyrexia
Food Poisoning (or Relapsing Fever
suspected food poisoning) Scarletina or Scarlet Fever
Leprosy Smallpox
Malaria Tuberculosis
Measles Typhus
Whooping Cough
The following table shows the numbers of cases notified during 1965 by age groups:
| Disease | Under 5 | 5-14 | 15-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Age Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 17 | 2 | — | - | — | 29 |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Measles | 1106 | 840 | 12 | 1 | - | 12 | 1971 |
| Dysentery | 12 | 31 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 54 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - | 1 | 17 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | 40 | - | - | 1 | 41 |
| Tuberculosis -Respiratory | 1 | 1 | 13 | 17 | — | — | 32 |
| Tuberculosis-Other | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Totals | 1243 | 899 | 89 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 2178 |