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
Twickenham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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| DISEASE | NUMBER OF CASES | TOTAL | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept. | October | Nov. | Dec. | ||
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 9 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 77 | |
| Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Food Poisoning | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| Measles | 19 | 69 | 61 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 208 |
| Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 4 | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Para-Typhoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ~~ | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 59 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Scarlet Fever | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 51 | |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 91 |
| Totals | 47 | 115 | 96 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 59 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 543 |