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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The following table shows the numbers of cases notified during 1967 by age groups:
| Disease | Under 5 | 5-14 | 15-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Age Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 12 | 19 | 2 | - | - | - | 33 |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 34 |
| Measles | 1174 | 711 | 14 | - | - | - | 1899 |
| Dysentery | 20 | 43 | 7 | - | - | 2 | 72 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 9 |
| Acute Encephalitis Post-Infective | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | 58 | - | - | - | 58 |
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 3 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 5 | — | 46 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 1225 | 803 | 105 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2161 |
Encephalitis - Post-infective
The case of post-infective encephalitis occurred in a person who
had been suffering from mumps.
Sonne Dysentery
72 cases occurred during the year, 43 of these and 8 carriers being
in an outbreak involving a number of schools in the borough. The other 29
cases were isolated incidents.