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38 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1938.
403 visits were made by Health Visitors to houses where
cases of Whooping Cough occurred, and four premises were
disinfected
Enteric and Para-Typhoid Fevers.
11 cases, and one death of the above occurred, compared
with 12 cases and three deaths in the previous year.
Eight of the cases were true Enteric Fever and three were
Para-typhoid Fever.
Dysentery.
179 cases of Dysentery were notified and one death occurred.
Malaria.
No cases were notified.
Erysipelas.
123 cases were notified and two deaths occurred.
Diarrhoea.
The number of deaths from Diarrhoea was 48 compared
with 49 in 1937, 36 in 1936, and 41 in 1935. Of these, 45, or 93
per cent., were under the age of one year, compared with 81 in
1937. The number of deaths from Diarrhoea, Zymotic Enteritis
and Enteritis under one year represents 23.8 per cent. of the total
mortality of that age.
Other Infective Diseases.
10 deaths occurred, three from Syphilis, five from Septicaemia,
and two from Pyæmia.
Scabies.
The names of 260 school children who were suffering from
Scabies were forwarded to me by the Medical Officer to the
London County Council, and the homes were visited by the
Sanitary Inspectors. These children were being treated at the
London County Council cleansing stations.