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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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D.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year, 1947.
Classified in Wards.
| Disease | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford West | Brentford Central | Brentford East | Bedford Park | Chiswick Park | Grove Park | Gunners-bury | Old Chiswick | Turnham Green | Total Cases | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 65 |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 76 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | - | - | 3 |
| Measles | 90 | 83 | 28 | 17 | 26 | 70 | 59 | 17 | 48 | 438 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | 13 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | 12 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Malaria (Contracted Abroad) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||||||||
| Respiratory | 10 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 98 |
| Non-Respiratory | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 8 |