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Hayes and Harlington 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
Two slaughter-houses were licensed under the Food and Drugs Act
1938, but slaughtering ceased during January, 1940, when government
control came into operation.
(c) ADULTERATE ON, ETC. Particulars not available.
SECTION F.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASES. DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
| HAYES COTTAGE HOSPITAL | |
|---|---|
| Number of sessions | 49 |
| Number of attendances | 1,803 |
| Number of certificates issued | 249 |
| Number of re-tests | 269 |
| Percentage of failure to immunise | 7.43 |
| Successfully immunised | 92.57 |
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR, 1940.
| Disease | Total Cases Notified | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 93 | 70 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 56 | 48 | 3 |
| Enteric fever | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 14 | 46 (all forms) |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 2 | 2 | - |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 2 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 3 | — | — |
| Measles | 175 | — | — |
| Whooping cough | 82 | - | 1 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - |
| At Ages | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 1 year | 1 2 | 3 | 3 4 | 4 5 | 5 10 | 10 15 | 15 20 | 20 35 | 35 45 | 45 65 | 65 and over | |
| Scarlet fever | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | |
| Diphtheria | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | - |
| Enteric fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 3 | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - |
| Measles | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 112 | 3 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Whooping cough | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Encephalitis lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
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