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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
Hackney 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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INCIDENCE OF SCARLET FEVER 1946-1955
| Year | Total cases | Cases notified | Admitted to hospital | Deaths | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At ages - Years | |||||||||||||||
| Under 1 | 1 - 2 | 2 - 3 | 3 - 4 | 4 - 5 | 5 - 10 | 10 - 15 | 15 - 20 | 20 - 35 | 35 - 45 | 45 - 65 | 65 and up wards | ||||
| 1946 | 249 | - | 7 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 119 | 55 | 12 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 137 | - |
| 1947 | 313 | - | 6 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 141 | 70 | 9 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 125 | - |
| 1948 | 259 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 38 | 119 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 99 | - |
| 1949 | 267 | - | 10 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 145 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 107 | - |
| 1950 | 274 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 43 | 144 | 32 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 141 | - | ||
| 1951 | 316 | - | 2 | 12 | 29 | 48 | 183 | 29 | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | 137 | - |
| 1952 | 392 | - | 4 | 23 | 20 | 45 | 257 | 32 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | 125 | - |
| 1953 | 291 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 40 | 181 | 15 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 99 | - |
| 1954 | 130 | - | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 83 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 49 | - |
| 1955 | 81 | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 26 | - |
SMALLPOX, No case of this disease occurred
WHOOPING COUGH. The number of cases notified was 295 as compared with 220 in
1954 and 736 in 1953; there were no deaths.
PUBLIC HEALTH BACTERIOLOGY. All public health bacteriology for the Department
and for general medical practitioners in the borough was carried out by the
Public Health Laboratory Service at that Authority' s laboratory situate at
County HalL The service provided was again of the highest order.
The 5,515 specimens submitted for examination were reported on as follows:-
| Specimens | No. | Organisms | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | |||
| Throat and Nose Swabs | 186 | Diphtheria Bacilli | 145 | 1 |
| Haemolytic Streptococci. | 106 | 38 | ||
| Monilia | - | 3 | ||
| Staphylococcus Aureus | - | 1 | ||
| Vincent's Angina | 129 | 8 | ||
| Pathogenic Organisms | 12 | - | ||
| H. Pertussis | 4 | 3 | ||
| Faeces and Rectal Swabs | 4,783 | Cl. Weichi | 9 | 6 |
| Pathogens | 3, 763 | - | ||
| Salmonella Anatum | - | 3 | ||
| Salmonell a Dublin | - | 1 | ||
| Salmonella Eastbourne | - | 2 | ||
| Salmonella Flexneri W. | - | 3 | ||
| Salmonella Newport | - | 1 | ||
| Salmonella Paratyphi B | - | 45 | ||
| Salmonella Thompson | - | 4 | ||
| Salmonella Typhimurium | - | 60 | ||
| Shigella Sonnei | - | 885 | ||
| Ear Swabs | 3 | Haemolytic Streptococci | . | 1 |
| Gram Positive Cocci | - | 1 | ||
| Monilia | - | 1 | ||
| Sputum | 5 | Tubercle Bacilli | 3 | 2 |
| Urine | 537 | Salmonella Paratyphi B | - | 154 |
| Salmonella Thompson | - | 1 | ||
| Pathogens .. ,, | 521 | - | ||
| Hair | 1 | Ringworm | 1 | - |