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Barking 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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SECTION F.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
(1) NOTIFICATION.
The following table shows the number of notifications of infectious diseases (other than tuberculosis) received during 1943 :—
| Disease | Total | Total Cases Removed to Hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonne Dysentery | 2 | 2 | _ |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | — | — |
| * Scarlet Fever | 398 | 310 | 2 |
| ‡Diphtheria | 35 | 36 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 19 | 19 | — |
| †Pneumonia— | |||
| Acute Influenzal | 31 | 15 | 6 |
| Acute Primary | 75 | 26 | 5 |
| Following Measles | 7 | 3 | — |
| Erysipelas | 41 | 17 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 9 | 9 | — |
| Measles | 797 | 4 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 277 | 14 | 2 |
| § Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Others | — | 24 | 3 |
| Totals | 1,699 | 487 | 22 |
* 88 cases of Scarlet Fever were nursed at home.
One death, cause believed to be Scarlet Fever, subsequently proved
not to be the case.
‡ One case was admitted to hospital before a definite diagnosis was
made. This proved to be Diphtheria, and the patient subsequently
died.
†8 eases of Pneumonia died at home.
§ In two cases notified as Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, the original
diagnosis was not confirmed by the Hospital. One of these cases died.
One case was subsequently diagnosed as " Staphlococcal Meningitis."
One case which was admitted to hospital before a definite diagnosis
was made, subsequently proved to be Cetebro-Spinal Meningitis.