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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Sonne Dysentery
4 cases occurred during the year; one of these was of school age.
Typhoid Fever 1 case (a man of 23) contracted the illness abroad.
Tuberculosis
There were 33 cases of respiratory tuberculosis and 13 cases
of non-respiratory tuberculosis. Three deaths occurred from respiratory
tuberculosis.
Comparative Table of Notified Infectious Diseases 1966-1971
| Disease | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 42 | 33 | 20 | 86 | 41 | 27 |
| Measles | 736 | 1899 | 293 | 283 | 458 | 758 |
| Whooping Cough | 16 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 25 | 17 |
| Acute Infective Encephalitis: Post-infective | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Infective | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| Infective Jaundice | - | - | 5 | 14 | 37 | 16 |
| Food Poisoning | - | 4 | - | 8 | - | 4 |
| Dy s ent ery | 146 | 72 | 27 | 104 | 15 | 4 |
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 27 | 46 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 33 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| Leptospirosis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Acute Meningitis | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Laboratory Service
Bacteriological and viral specimens are dealt with by the Public
Health Laboratory at Epsom and also by Kingston Hospital Laboratory.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The following figures were taken from returns submitted by the
physicians in charge of the treatment centres shown, and they relate to
new cases occurring among borough residents: