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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE (Contd.) NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR, 1942.
| Disease | Total Cases Notified | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 196 | 165 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 74 | 72 | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 30 | 29 | 32 (all forms) |
| Meningococcal meningitis | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 4 | 4 | - |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 4 | - |
| Encephalitis lethargica | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 2 | 2 | - |
| Measles | 549 | 5 | - |
| Whooping cough | 91 | 2 | 2 |
| Dysentery | 9 | 9 | — |
ANALYSIS OF THE TOTAL CASES
| Disease | At ages. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 2 | 2- 3 | 3- 4 | 4- 5 | 5-10 | 10- 15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over | |
| Scarlet fever | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 128 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | - |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | — | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| Meningococcal meningitis | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | 4 | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — |
| Encephalitis lethargica | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 15 | 30 | 46 | 69 | 67 | 306 | 11 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Whooping cough | 10 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | — | — | - |
TUBERCULOSIS New cases and Mortality during 1942.
| New Cases | Deaths | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | - | 2 |
| 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 25 | 11 | 9 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 55 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Total | 37 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
The ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to total
tuberculosis deaths is 3,9 per cent.
No action has been taken under the Public Health (Prevention
of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, relating to tuberculous employees
in the milk trade, nor under the Public Health Act, 1936, Section 172,
for the cumpulsory removal to hospital of persons suffering from
tuberculosis.
(October, 1943.)