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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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The following table shows the numbers of notifications and deaths for the past 5 years:–
| Year. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 1939 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 2 | - |
| 1940 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 1941 | 34 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 1942 | 40 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 1943 | 41 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 |
SCABIES.
There has been an improvement in the position regarding scabies
in that there have been fewer cases and the disease has been more
amenable to treatment. All the cases have been treated at the
First Aid Posts by Civil Defence personnel.
HEAD VERMIN.
Fewer cases of uncleanliness have been discovered in 1943 than
during the previous two years. In response to Ministry of Health
Circular 2831 of the 2nd July, 1943, the Health Visitors redoubled
their efforts to reduce the number of dirty heads in children under
school age and in girls who have left school. The results have
been gratifying.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Two thousand, four hundred and ten children - 827 of them
under one year of age - made 23,836 attendances at the Infant Welfare
Centres during the year. In 1942, the attendances were 19,598.
The members of the Voluntary Association did much valuable work
during the year.
The Antenatal Clinic was attended by 799 expectant mothers in
1943 as compared with 820 in 1942. One hundred and forty two
women attended the Postnatal Clinic.