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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
Finchley 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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The following table shows the conditions as to overcrowding of the households invaded by Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever during 1934:—
| Housing Conditions. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 person per room. | 1-2 persons per room. | More than 2 persons per room. | ||||
| Cases under 15 years of age. | Susceptibles (including those attacked) under 15 years of age. | Cases under 15 years of age. | Susceptibles (including those attacked) under 15 years of age. | Cases under 15 years of age. | Susceptibles (including those attacked) under 15 years of age. | |
| Diphtheria: | ||||||
| Home Cases | - | — | - | - | - | - |
| Hosp. Cases | 4 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 15 |
| Scarlet | ||||||
| Fever: | ||||||
| Home Cases | 20 | 39 | 5 | 12 | - | - |
| Hosp. Cases | 23 | 39 | 72 | 238 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 53 | 88 | 89 | 280 | 8 | 18 |
| (These figures do not include — cases which occurred in institutions). | ||||||
Health Education.
During the year 250 copies of "Better Health" have
been distributed monthly through the medium of the Infant
Welfare Centres. I have received many reports as to the
excellence of the material contained in ''Better Health," and
I am satisfied that the small expenditure incurred in distributing
this publication is amply justified.
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