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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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ANALYSIS OF MARRIAGES 1969
1,193 marriages were registered in the borough during 1969.
Of these, 439 were Church of England marriages and 754 took place
either in other Churches or in Register Offices.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The infectious diseases required to be notified to the Medical
Officer of Health are now:
Acute Encephalitis Measles
Acute Meningitis Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Acute Poliomyelitis Paratyphoid Fever
Anthrax Plague
Cholera Relapsing Fever
Diphtheria Scarlet Fever
Dysentery (Amoebic or Smallpox
Bacillary) Tetanus
Food Poisoning (or Tuberculosis
Suspected Food Poisoning) Typhoid Fever
Infective Jaundice Typhus
Leprosy Whooping Cough
Leptospirosis Yellow Fever
Malaria
The following table shows the numbers of cases notified during 1969 by age groups:
| Disease | Under 5 | 5-14 | 15-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | Age unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 33 | 53 | - | - | - | - | 86 |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Measles | 202 | 76 | 5 | - | - | - | 283 |
| Dysentery | 39 | 42 | 23 | - | - | - | 104 |
| Infective Jaundice | - | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | 14 |
| Acute Meningitis | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 1 | - | 16 | 6 | 8 | -_ | 31 |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 7 |
| Leptospirosis | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 8 |
| Totals | 281 | 181 | 60 | 14 | 12 | - | 548 |