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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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| Whooping Cough | 65 | 50 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Measles | 773(1) | 107 | 26 | 2 | - | - |
| Pneumonia (notifiable) | 26 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 30‡ | 27‡ |
| Dysentery | 7(1) | 10 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 82 | 97 | 81 | 95 | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ||||||
| Paralytic | 4(2) | 3(1) | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| Non-Paralytic | 2(2) | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 1(1) | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Acute Encephalitis (Infective) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 1000 | 359 | 149 | 143 | 30 | 27 |
‡lncludes deaths from non-notifiable pneumonia.
Figures in brackets denote number of cases subsequently
not confirmed.
| Cases Notified | Cases treated at home | Cases treated in hospita1 | Visi on unimpaired | Vision im-paired | Total b1ind-ness | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
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