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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 1942
[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 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria | 54 | 71 | 195 | 228 | 52 | 123 | 142 | 92 | 33 | 48 | 28 |
| Scarlet Fever | 407 | 476 | 493 | 400 | 408 | 317 | 383 | 303 | 116 | 166 | 180 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 21 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 46 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 39 |
| Pneumonia: Primary | 85 | 56 | 72 | 59 | 85 | 60 | 83 | 50 | 66 | 97 | 105 |
| Influenzal | 50 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 27 | 17 |
| A.cute Poliomyelitis | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 15 | 5 |
| Malaria | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | - | 3 | 6 |
| Erysipelas | 30 | 36 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 41 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 36 |
| Polio-Encephalitis | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis:- Pulmonary | 141 | 154 | 139 | 157 | 139 | 178 | 142 | 149 | 156 | 195 | 223 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 33 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 38 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Total | 832 | 895 | 1010 | 936 | 777 | 832 | 924 | 759 | 488 | 653 | 689 |
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Scarlet Fever.—Of the 180 cases of scarlet fever only 50
cases were removed to hospital. Since the outbreak of war accom- .
modation 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 but one of the 28 cases of diphtheria were
removed to hospital. There were 5 deaths from this disease.
Diphtheria Immunization.—The protection of children by means
of immunization is considered on page 25.
Measles and Whooping Cough. — Measles and whooping
cough became notifiable under the Measles and Whooping Cough
Regulation, 1939. The following numbers of cases were notified:—
Measles 1,089
Whooping Cough 331
There were 5 deaths from whooping cough and no deaths
from measles.