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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 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Table: INFECTIOUS DISEASESThe number of notifications received during the year, compared with 1970 may be summarised as follows:—

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The number of notifications received during the year, compared with 1970 may be summarised as follows:—

Disease.19711970
Dysentery114
Encephalitis (Acute)11
Food Poisoning1111
Infective Jaundice3037
Malaria27
Measles306380
Meningitis (Acute)84
Ophthalmia Neonatorum——
Scarlet Fever2648
Whooping Cough2417

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The table on page 15 gives the number of cases notified under age groups.
Whooping Cough.
Of the twenty-four cases notified, four are recorded as having been immunised and
in two of these booster doses had been given.
Measles.
As can be seen from the histogram on page 12 the incidence of this disease has
been considerably reduced since the programme of immunisation was commenced in the
autumn of 1966.
Nevertheless 306 cases were notified during the year and we should continue to
encourage parents to have their children immunised in an effort to reduce the number
of cases still further.

Table: Previous years' figures are as follows:—

Previous years' figures are as follows:—

1960571966888
1961242219671400
19621121968262
196318851969262
19642341970380
19651992

Table: The distribution of cases during each quarter of the year was as follows :

The distribution of cases during each quarter of the year was as follows :

M.F.Total
1st January— 31st March9876174
1st April—-30th June444286
1st July—-30th September182240
1st October—-31st December516
Total165141306