Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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(b)Total cases admitted to Hospital 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
including those reported after arrival.
Amoebiasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — |
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Cerebrospinal Fever (epidemic Cerebrospinal meningitis) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
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Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
German Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Membranous Croup | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Mumps | 7 | — | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
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Pneumonia, acute primary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Pneumonia, acute influenzal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Polioencephalitis (acute) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 11 | 5 | |
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Other diseases (including chicken- | |||||||||||
pox up to and including 1965 only #) | 114 | 75 | 86 | 65 | 86 | 86 | 72 | 44 | - | 5 | — |
TOTALS | 134 | 93 | 110 | 80 | 111 | 107 | 89 | 56 | 42 | 36 | 28 |
* Same case — final diagnosis was multiple myelomatosis
# Table amended 1966