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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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(Civilians only).
| Diseases. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases Admitted to Hospitals. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 25 | 15 | - |
| Pueperal Pyrexia | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 13 | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 5 | - |
| Measles | 85 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 26 | 1 | - |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis Non Paralytic | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 3 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 5 | - | - |
| Typhoid | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - |
| Meningoccocal Infection | 1 | 1 | — |
| Total | 171 | 24 | 2 |
FOOD POISONING.
Total number of outbreaks 1
Number of cases notified 5
Number of deaths Nil
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Number of children immunised for the first time during the
year 1956:—
(a) Pre-School children (under 5 years) 555
(b) Between 5 and 15 years 38
593
Grand Total of Children in the Borough who have received
immunising treatment by the end of the year:—
(a) Under 5 years 2020
(b) Between 5 and 15 years 4867
Number of children given re-inforcing doses during
1956 800