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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
Hillingdon 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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The following Table Shows the Incidence of Infectious Diseases During 1965
| DISEASES | Ages of Cases Notified | Totals | Deaths | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under One Year | 1 to 2 | 3 to 4 | 5 to 9 | 10 to 14 | 15 to 24 | 25 and Over | Age Not Known | 1965 | 1964 | 1965 | 1964 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 7 | 18 | 67 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 88 | — | — |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 42 | — | — |
| Measles | 152 | 848 | 1,093 | 1,421 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3,569 | 494 | — | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Encephalitis (Infective) | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 13 | — | — |
| Acute Encephalitis (Post Infective) | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 39 | — | 47 | 44 | 150 | 35 |
| Typhoid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | — | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 17 | — | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | — | 12 | 13 | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | 70 | 74 | — | 144 | 163 | — | — |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 46 | — | 59 | 47 | 3 | 7 |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | — | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis (Meninges and C.N.S.) | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | - | - | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 13 | 10 | — | — |