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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
East Barnet 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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TABLE I.
Notifications of Infectious Disease (other than Tuberculosis) received during the year 1937.
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE. | At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1—4 years. | 5—14 years. | 15—19 years. | 20—34 years. | 35—64 years. | 65 and upwards. | No. of cases removed to Hospital. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 69 | ..... | 4 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 2 | ..... | 47 | ..... |
| Diphtheria | 14 | ...... | 2 | 8 | ..... | 2 | 2 | ..... | 14 | ..... |
| Pneumonia | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ..... | ..... | ..... |
| Chicken Pox | 82 | ..... | 12 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 1 | ..... | ..... | ..... |
| Whooping Cough | 42 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 1 | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | 1 |
| Measles | 47 | 2 | 41 | 4 | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | ..... | ..... | 1 | ..... | ..... | 1 | ..... | 2 | ..... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | 1 | ..... | ..... | 1 | ..... |
| Paratyphoid | 3 | ..... | ..... | ..... | 2 | ..... | 1 | ..... | 3 | ..... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | 3 | ..... | ..... | 3 | ..... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | 2 | ..... |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 1 | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | 7 | 1 | 4 | ..... |
| Totals | 305 | 10 | 70 | 142 | 31 | 22 | 29 | 1 | 76 | ..... |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
| Cases. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Treated. | |||||
| At Home. | In Hospital. | |||||
| 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |