Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 25
Diseases | Heath-field | Whitton | West Twickenham | Centra Twickenham | South Twickenham | East Twickenham | Hampton | Hampton Hill | Upper Teddington | Lower Teddington | Hampton Wick | Total |
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Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | Nil |
Dysentery | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 16 |
Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Measles | 51 | 32 | 41 | 68 | 31 | 85 | 200 | 183 | 137 | 107 | 92 | 1027 |
Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 12 |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 34 |
Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | • | - | - | Nil | |
Typhoid and Para-Typhoid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
Whooping cough | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 41 |
Totals | 57 | 40 | 53 | 74 | 37 | 96 | 237 | 201 | 152 | 116 | 102 | 1165 |