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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 1963
[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 | 1 | _ | |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 2 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 8 | 4 | — |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 2 | — |
| Measles | 473 | 10 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 21 | 3 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | - | — |
| Dysentery | 73 | - | — |
| Typhoid | 3 | - | - |
| 596 | 21 | Nil |
TABLE 9. FOOD POISONING.
| Total number of outbreaks | Nil |
| Number of cases notified | 3 |
| Number of deaths | Nil |
TABLE 10. DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Number of children immunised for the first time during the year 1963 : —
| (a) Pre-school children (under 5 years) | 521 |
| (b) Between 5 and 15 years | 14 |
| 535 | |
| Number of children given re-inforcing doses during 1963 | 811 |
| Total number of children immunised during last five years: — | |
| (a) Under 5 years | 2,764 |
| (b) Between 5 and 15 years | 3,329 |