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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
Ealing 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
Cases of Infectious Disease occurring in the Borough.
| Disease | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 83 | 54 | 71 | 195 | 228 | 52 | 123 | 142 | 92 | 33 |
| Scarlet Fever | 154 | 407 | 476 | 493 | 400 | 408 | 317 | 383 | 303 | 116 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 46. | 40 | 30 |
| Pneumonia: Primary | 96 | 85 | 56 | 72 | 59 | 85 | 60 | 83 | 50 | 66 |
| Influenzal | 18 | 50 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 18 | 26 | 10 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 |
| Malaria | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dysentery | — | —- | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — |
| Erysipelas | 20 | 30 | 36 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 41 | 37 | 29 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - | — |
| Tuberculosis:— Pulmonary | 141 | 141 | 154 | 139 | 157 | 139 | 178 | 142 | 149 | 156 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 33 | 38 | 30 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 5 |
| Total | 577 | 832 | 895 | 1010 | 936 777 | 832 | 924 | 759 | 488 | |
Scarlet Fever.—Of the 116 cases of scarlet fever only 37
cases were removed to hospital. Since the outbreak of war accommodation
for cases of scarlet fever in the Isolation Hospital has
been much reduced and only in exceptional circumstances have
cases been admitted. There were no deaths from the disease.
Diphtheria.—All of the 33 cases of diphtheria were removed
to hospital. There were 4 deaths from this disease.
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Measles and Whooping Cough.—Measles and whooping
cough became notifiable under the Measles and Whooping Cough
Regulation 1939. The following number of cases were notified:—
Measles 630
Whooping Cough 186
There were two deaths from whooping cough. These were of
children aged 2 months and 15 months respectively.