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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
Orsett 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orsett]
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37
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
Notifiable Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis) during 1935.
| DISEASE. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases Removed to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 58 | 40 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 33* | 32* | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 30 | 4 | 14 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 6 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 2 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | — |
| 145 | 93 | 18 |
* Includes three cases wrongly diagnosed.