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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 1966
[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
Cholera
Diphtheria
Dysentery
Encephalitis (Acute;
Enteric (Typhoid or
Paratyphoid) Fever
Erysipelas
Food Poisoning (or
suspected food poisoning)
Leprosy
Malaria
Measles
Membranous Croup
Meningococcal Infection
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Plague
Pneumonia, Acute Primary
Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal
Poliomyelitis (Acute)
Puerperal Ftyrexia
Relapsing Fever
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever
Smallpox
Tuberculosis
Typhus
Whooping Cough
The following table shows the numbers of cases notified during 1966 by age groups:
| Disease | Under 5 | 5-14 | 15-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Age Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 13 | 26 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 42 |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 16 |
| Measles | 458 | 270 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 736 |
| Dysentery | 33 | 86 | 25 | 1 | - | 1 | 146 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 3 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 9 | - | 52 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | 43 | - | - | - | 43 |
| Tuberculosis -Respiratory | - | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | - | 27 |
| Tuberculosis - Other | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| Totals | 517 | 398 | 112 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 1071 |