Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 23.—Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1941.
Diseases. | Total Cases Notified. | Ages, in years. | Parish | Removed to Hospital. | Total Deaths of Residents.† | |||||||||||||
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Under 1 year | 1 to 2. | 2 to 3. | 3 to 4. | 4 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and over. | Barnes | Mortlake. | ||||
Diphtheria | 13 | — | — | 2 | 2 | l | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 13 | — |
Scarlet Fever | 21 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 17 | 21 | — |
Measles | 63 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 45 | 2 | — |
Enteric Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Dysentery | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Pul. Tuberculosis | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 20 |
Non-Pul. Tuberculosis | 4 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Pneumonia | 21 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 20 |
Erysipelas | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 151 | 11 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 32 | 53 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 49 | 102 | 8 | 1 |
Food Poisoning | 6 | - | - | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | — | — |
All Diseases | 331 | 15 | 48 | 26 | 17 | 42 | 79 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 106 | 225 | 91 | 43 |
† The deaths recorded in this column are the total corrected number of
dcath9 assignable to the District, and are not necessarily deaths of persons
recorded as notified during the year.