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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 1961
[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).
TABLE 8. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| Diseases. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pueperal Pyrexia | 4 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 2 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 4 | — | — |
| Measles | 671 | 8 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | — | — |
| Opthalmia-Neonatorum | 2 | — | — |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | — |
| 704 | 11 | Nil |
TABLE 9. FOOD POISONING.
| Total number of outbreaks | 2 |
| Number of cases notified | 4 |
| Number of deaths | Nil |
TABLE 10. DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Number of children immunised for the first time during the year 1961:—
| (a) | Pre-School children (under 5 years) | 526 |
| (b) | Between 5 and 15 years | 61 |
| 587 | ||
| Grand Total of Children in the Borough who have received immunising treatment by the end of the year:— | ||
| (a) | Under 5 years | 1903 |
| (b) | Between 5 and 15 years | 5125 |
| Number of children given re-inforcing doses during | ||
| 1961 | 440 | |