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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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SECTION 'D'
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AMD OTHER DISEASES.
The following Tables set out the particulars of the incidence
of notified diseases within the Borough during 1940, including their
classifications in "age" and "ward" distribution.
A. - NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR.
| Disease. | Total cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 77 | 43 | - |
| Diphtheria | 17 | 17 | - |
| Enteric Fever(including Paratyphoid) | 1 | - | - |
| Puerperal Purexia | 4 | 3 | - |
| Pneumonia | 24 | 4* | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 2 | - |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | - |
| Malaria(induced for Therppeutic purposes) | 1 | 1 | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 67 | 2 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | - |
B.- OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
| Cases notified. | Cases treated at Home. | Cases treated in | Vision un-impaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
The Hospital accommodation available for the Borough, both for
notifiable and non-notifiable infectious cases, is not only ample,
but up-to-date in every way.