London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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A comparative table of notifications of certain infectious diseases during the past seven years is given below:
| Disease | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 90 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 31 | 19 | 29 |
| Measles | 1782 | 40 | 2154 | 410 | 1482 | 235 | 1971 |
| Whooping Cough | 35 | 93 | 23 | 21 | 42 | 49 | 20 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 75 | 90 | 89 | 38 | 37 | 18 | 41 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Infective Encephalitis | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | 17 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 37 | 6 | 4 |
| Dysentery | 236 | 21 | 9 | 94 | 96 | 10 | 54 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Laboratory Service
Bacteriological and viral specimens are dealt with by the Public
Health Laboratory at Epsom and also by Kingston Hospital Laboratory.