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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
Richmond upon Thames 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
Notifiable Diseases during the Year.
| Disease | Total Cases Notified. | Cases Admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 25 | 22 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 112 | 97 | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Paratyphoid B. | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia (Primary) | 3 | ... | ... |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 3 | ... |
| Chicken Pox | 28 | ... | ... |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Tuberculosis: | |||
| (a) Pulmonary (M.) | 30 | 24 | 14 |
| (F.) | 18 | 14 | 7 |
| Total | 48 | 38 | 21 |
| (b) Non-Pulmonary (M.) | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| (F) | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 8 |
Diphtheria. Twenty-five cases of this disease were notified
during the year. The case rate of this disease per 1,000 living was
0.7, compared with 1.23 for England and Wales.
During the past five years the notifications of this disease were as follows:-
| 1921 | 28 |
| 1922 | 16 |
| 1923 | 30 |
| 1924 | 56 |
| 1925 | 25 |
The deaths from this disease numbered two, a death rate of
0.05 as compared with 0.07 in England and Wales and 0.09 in
London. One of the two deaths occurred in a child who died outside
the district. He may have contracted the disease outside.
Twenty-two cases occurring in the Borough were treated at the
Isolation Hospital.