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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 1964
[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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1963 | 196 4 | 1963 | 1964 | 1963 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 26(1) | 16 | 4(1) | 5 | - | |
| Whooping Cough | 60 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | |
| Measles | 232 | 334 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| Pneumonia (notifiable) | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 50/ | 47/ |
| Dysentery | 4(1) | 4(4) | - | - | - | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia . | 38 | 58 | 38 | 58 | - | - |
| Encephalitis (infective) | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | |
| Food Poisoning | 4(4) | 43* | - | - | ||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Malaria (Ovale) | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Paratyphoid B | - | - | - | - | ||
| Typhoid | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| TOTALS | 372 | 481 | 52 | 89 | 50 | 47 |
Includes deaths from non notifiable pneumonia,
* 41 subsequently not confirmed and 1 diagnosed
as Sonne Dysentery,
Figures in brackets denote number of cases sub
sequently not confirmed.
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