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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE III
| Disease | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospial | Total Deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 1954 | 1955 | 1954 | 1955 | 1954 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 95 | 24 | 29 | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | 51† | 9 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Measles | 659 | 47 | 16 | 1 | - | - |
| Pneumonia (notifiable) | 17 | 18† | 7 | 6† | 24† | 17† |
| Dysentery | 12* | 12+ | 3 | 3† | - | - |
| Typhoid | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 8+ | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Malaria | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 61† | 4+ | 6 | 4† | - | - |
| Non-Paralytic | 5* | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 1+ | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Acute Encephalitis (In fective) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 827 | 207 | 74 | 52 | 24 | 18 |
†Includes one case subsequently not confirmed
‡Includes deaths from non-notifiable pneumonia
Includes two cases subsequently not confirmed.
** Includes four cases subsequently not confirmed.
TABLE IV OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
| Cases Notified | Cases treated at home | Cases' treated in hospital | Vision unimpaired | Vision impaired | Total blindness | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
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