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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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(Civilians only)
| Disease | Total Cases Notified | Cases Admitted to Hospitals | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 33 | 30 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 15 | — | 27 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 3 | — |
| Measles | 93 | 4 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 90 | 7 | — |
| Malaria | 4 | 3 | — |
| Dysentery | 4 | 3 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | - | _- |
| Typhoid | 3 | 3 | - |
| Total | 255 | 54 | 27 |
The following figures serve to show the extent of this work in Richmond. The Council will already be aware that no case of either of these diseases occurred in the Borough during 1946.
| Month | Nature of Typhus | Contact Smallpox |
|---|---|---|
| January | — | 5 |
| February | 5 | 5 |
| March | 1 | 11 |
| April | 3 | 12 |
| May | 3 | 14 |
| June | 4 | 1 |
| July | 1 | 3 |
| August | 1 | 1 |
| September | 1 | — |