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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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D.—TUBERCULOSIS.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| Male | F'male | Male | F'malej Male | F'male | Male | F'male | ||
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 to 5 years | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5 „ 10 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 „ 15 | — | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 „ 20 „ | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 20 „ 25 „ | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 25 „ 35 | 4 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 35 „ 45 | 7 | 6 | - | - | 5 | 9 | 1 | _ |
| 45 „ 55 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 55 „ 65 „ | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 65 and over | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 34 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 1 |
The foregoing tables set out particulars relating to the
notifiable diseases occurring and serve to shew their prevalence
during the past year.
(a) Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria.
Unfortunately both Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria shew a
marked increase in the number of cases notified when compared
with the returns for the previous year, and these diseases may
be said to be prevalent throughout the year, taxing the
accommodation of the Isolation Hospital to the limit. On more
than one occasion it was necessary specially to select cases for
hospital treatment, but in every case where such treatment
appeared necessary through lack of home accommodation, the
Joint Hospital Authorities provided such treatment either in
our own hospital, or in other hospitals by arrangement with
neighbouring authorities.
The present practice adopted by most Isolation Hospital
Authorities is to shorten the period of isolation of uncomplicated
cases of Scarlet Fever, and it is claimed that the saving in cost
thus effected is not attended by any marked increase in " return
cases." This may be the case in the majority of districts, but it
appears that we have not been quite so fortunate in this
Borough, as the incidence of " return cases " has undoubtedly