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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 1954
[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 | 41 | 23 | - |
| Pueperal Pyrexia | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 19 | — | 26 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | — |
| Measles | 98 | 2 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 56 | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 1 | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis Non Paralytic | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 27 | 8 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 2 | — |
| Typhoid | 2 | 2 | — |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | 1 | - |
| Total | 250 | 42 | 26 |
FOOD POISONING.
Total number of outbreaks Nil
Number of cases notified 2
Number of deaths Nil
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
| Number of children immunised for the first time during the year 1954:— | |
| (a) Pre-School children (under 5 years) | 691 |
| (b) Between 5 and 15 years | 38 |
| 729 | |
Grand Total of Children in the Borough who have received immunising treatment by the end of the year:-
| (a) Under 5 years | 2029 |
| (b) Between 5 and 15 years | 4783 |
| Number of children given re-inforcing doses during 1954 | 804 |