London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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| Disease | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Total Deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 1955 | 1956 | 1955 | 1956 | 1955 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 49(3) | 52(4) | 28 | 24 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 50 | 51(1) | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| Measles | 107 | 659 | 2 | 16 | - | - |
| Pneumonia (notifiable) | 17 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 27‡ | 24‡ |
| Dysentery | 10 | 12(2) | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 97 | 6 | 95 | 2 | - | - |
| Erysipel as | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 11 | 8(1) | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 3(1) | 6(1) | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| Non-Paralytic | - | 5(2) | - | 5 | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | 1(1) | - | 1 | - | - |
| Acute Encephalitis (Infective) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 359 | 827 | 143 | 74 | 27 | 24 |
‡Includes deaths from non-notifiable pneumonia.
Figures in brackets denote number of cases subsequently
not confirmed.
| Cases Notified | Cases treated at home | Cases treated in hospital | Vision unimpaired | Vision impaired | Total blindness | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - |