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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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SECTION F- PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
(Civilians only).
| Diseases. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases Admitted to Hospitals. | Total Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 52 | 10 | — | |
| Pueperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | |
| Pneumonia | 15 | 8 | 17 | |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 1 | — | |
| Measles | 330 | 7 | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 261 | 7 | 1 | |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Poliomyelitis Non Paralytic | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Dysentery | 38 | — | — | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | — | — | |
| Food Poisoning | 103 | 26 | 1 | |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Total | 814 | 67 | 20 | |
FOOD POISONING.
Total number of outbreaks 3
Number of cases notified 103
Number of deaths 1
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Number of children immunised for the first time during the
year 1953 : —
(a) Pre-school children (under 5 years) 441
(b) Between 5 and 15 years 19
Total 460
Grand Total of Children in the Borough who have received
immunising treatment by the end of the year : -
(a) Under 5 years 1923
(b) Between 5 and 15 years 4649
Number of Children given re-inforcing doses
during 1953 544