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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 1962
[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 Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pueperal Pyrexia | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 9 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 2 | — |
| Measles ... | 55 | 3 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning ... | 2 | - | — |
| Opthalmia-Neonatorum ... | 1 | - | — |
| Dysentery | 46 | - | — |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | 1 | |
| 119 | 8 | Nil |
| Total number of outbreaks | Nil |
| Number of cases notified | 2 |
| Number of deaths | Nil |
Number of children immunised for the first time during the year 1962:—
| (a) Pre-school children (under 5 years) | 599 |
| (b) Between 5 and 15 years | 31 |
| 630 | |
| Grand Total of children in the Borough who have received immunising treatment by the end of the year:— | |
| (a) Under 5 years | 2,340 |
| (b) Between 5 and 15 years | 5,061 |
| Number of children given re-inforcing doses during 1962 | 598 |