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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
Hayes and Harlington 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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School intimations of disease were of value as it was
found that in some cases the parents did not trouble to call
in a doctor for their sick children.
Swabs for the examination of throat and nose discharges
were supplied gratis to medical practitioners to assist them
in the diagnosis of diphtheria, and antitoxin was also
provided free.
Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the Year 1933.
| Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 181 | 175 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 20 | 20 | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia. | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 41 | 11 | 22 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 3 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 2 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | — |
ANALYSIS OF THE TOTAL CASES AND DEATH.
| At Ages | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease. | Under 1 Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 15 | 65 and over | Total Deaths |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 65 | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 84 | 36 | 8 | 18 | 6 | — | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |