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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 1955
[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 | 32 | 13 | - |
| Pueperal Pyrexia | _ | _ | — |
| Pneumonia | 24 | 4 | 24 |
| Erysipelas Measles | 6 482 | 4 8 | — |
| Whooping Cough Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 50 8 | 8 | — |
| Poliomyelitis Non Paralytic | 4 | 4 | — |
| Dysentery | 10 | — | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | _ | — |
| Food Poisoning | 12 | 2 | — |
| Typhoid | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | 1 | — |
| Encephalitis | 1 | 1 | — |
| Total | 631 | 50 | 24 |
FOOD POISONING.
Total number of outbreaks Nil
Number of cases notified 12
Number of deaths Nil
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Number of children immunised for the first time during the
year 1955 :—
(a) Pre-School children (under 5 years) ... 484
(b) Between 5 and 15 years ... ... 35
519
Grand Total of Children in the Borough who have received
immunising treatment by the end of the year : —
(a) Under 5 years 2013
(b) Between 5 and 15 years 4875
Number of children given re-inforcing doses during
1955 951