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Erith 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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B.9 Home Help (continued)
The following figures will show the extent to which the service was used:-
| Number of cases booked during 1945 No. of cases attended by Home Help | No. 1 | 19 | 32 |
| No. 2 | 9 | ||
| No. 3 | A. | ||
| No. 4 | 1 | 33 | |
| N . of cases booked c.nd subsequently cancelled | - | ||
| No. of days on which the Home Help was eployed | |||
| Home Help | No.l | 214 | |
| No.2 | 99 | ||
| No. 3 | 47 | ||
| No.4 | 12 | 372 |
Section C.
Prevalence of and control over notifiable
infectious diseases.
C.1 Infectious Diseases Hospital.
The Erith 3orough Council provides its own Isolation Hospital
A large portion of admissions are cases of Scarlet Fever and
Diphtheria but any notifiable infectious diseases may be admitted
with the exception of smallpox and puerperal infections, special
arrangements for which are described elsewhere in this report. C
of Measles and Whoooping cough are admitted during epidemic times.
C. 2.Tables
C.2 ( ) Notifiections.
The following table shows the total notification received during the year 1943:-
| Disease | Total cases notified. | Cases admitted to Infectious Diseases Hospital | Total deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 101 | 76 | — |
| Erysipelas | 12 | - | — |
| Diphtheria | 9 | 9 | - |
| Pneumonia | 44 | 23 | |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 - | — | — |
| Enteritis and | |||
| Bronchitis | 2 | — | — |
| Infantile Paralysis | 1 | — | — |
| C.S.F. | 1 | - | — |
| G???stro Enteritis | 1 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 3 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | - | — |
| Dysentery | 9 | — | — |
| whooping Cough | 43 | 5 | 1 |
| Measles | 239 | 9 | — |