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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 1959
[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 | 49 | 10 | - |
| Pneumonia | 25 | 11 | — |
| Measles | 555 | 6 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 30 | 2 | — |
| Dysentery | 16 | 6 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Para) | - | - | - |
| Total | 678 | 36 | Nil |
FOOD POISONING.
Total number of outbreaks Nil
Number of cases notified 3
Number of deaths Nil
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Number of children immunised for the first time during the year
1959:—
(a) Pre-School children (under 5 years) 457
(b) Between 5 and 15 years 20
- 477
Grand Total of Children in the Borough who have received
immunising treatment by the end of the year:—
(a) Under 5 years 1811
(b) Between 5 and 15 years 5044
Number of children given re-inforcing doses
during 1959 861