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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
City of London 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX II ctd.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| Disease. | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | Mean Annual No. for 10 years ending 31st. Dec. 1945. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (b) | ||||||||||
| ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL. | ||||||||||
| Cholera (incl. suspected cases) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Yellow „ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fever- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague " | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Smallpox | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2 | 14 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Diphtheria | 16 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Enteric Fever | 9 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 4.1 |
| Measles | 5 | 37 | 28 | 7 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8.6 |
| Erysipelas | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Parotitis | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2.2 | |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Other Diseases (including Chickenpox) | 36 | 65 | 133 | 79 | 52 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 50.6 |
| TOTALS | 68 | 115 | 199 | 107 | 58 | 37 | 24 | 25 | 46 | 74.7 |