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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
Hendon 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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| Disease. | Case rate per 1,000 population. | |
|---|---|---|
| Hendon | England and Wales | |
| Small Pox | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3.46 | 3.21 |
| Diphtheria | 1.23 | 1.18 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.05 | 004 |
| Puerperal Fever | 0.14 | 0 05 |
| 0.35 | 0,14 | |
| Erysipelas | 0.45 | 0.45 |
The following are the number of cases of Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever notified during the last five years:—
| Disease. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 304 | 347 | 265 | 217 | 442 |
| Diphtheria | 156 | 192 | 193 | 143 | 157 |
•Disinfection of the clothing, bedding and premises is done after removal
of each case of practically all notifiable diseases, and the following statement
shews the work carried out during the year:—
990 infected rooms and places disinfected by spraying with a solution
of Formalin, or by vaporising of Formaldehyde Tablets.
162 infected rooms were cleansed by stripping of wallpapers from
walls and washing of ceilings; 153 as the result of informal notices and 9
in compliance with notices served under the Infectious Disease Prevention
Act, 1890.
The disinfection of bedding, etc., was done at the Disinfection
Station by steam in a u Thresh "apparatus; all articles were returned
after disinfection in a covered van.
593 Library Books were collected from infected houses, 57 were
destroyed and 536 disinfected and returned to houses or libraries from
which issued.