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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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34
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER 1936.
No. of samples of milk taken for analysis during the
year 31
No. of samples found to be satisfactory 31
Applications granted for the renewal of licences to sell
Special Designated Milk:—
Pasteurised Milk 17
Tuberculin Tested Milk 9
Applications granted for the renewal of Pasteurisers'
licences. 1
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
Notifiable Diseases during the year.
(Civilians only).
| Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases Admitted to Hospitals. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 24 | 17 | ... |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 1 | 15 (all forms) |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 4 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 1 | ... |
| Measles | 23 | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 73 | 4 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Polio-Encephalitis | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dysentery | 1 | ... | ... |
| Total | 151 | 35 | 18 |