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Heston and Isleworth 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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25
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The details regarding the amount of infectious disease in the district during
the year is one of the least satisfactory matters dealt with in this Keport. There
was a large increase in the number of cases notified to the Health Department,
the disease chiefly responsible for the increase being Diphtheria, and it cannot
be claimed for the Department that its efforts to reduce the number of cases of
this particular disease met with much success.
The total number of cases of all kinds notified was 233, or 88 more than
the number in the previous year.
1905 is the fourth consecutive year during which Measles has not been
included in the list of notifiable diseases, and therefore the total number of
notified cases in the four years can properly be compared. They are
1902 249
1903 205
1904 145
1905 233
The following table shows the numbers of cases of each disease notified, together with the numbers in the previous year, for comparison:—
| Disease. | 1904. | 1905. |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 65 | 85 |
| Diphtheria | 37 | 105 |
| Typhoid Fever | 15 | 8 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 23 | 33 |
| 145 | 233 |
The following tables show the details of the notifications during the various quarters and months of the year:—
| First Quarter. | January. | February. | March. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Typhoid Fever | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 13 | 23 | 44 |