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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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TUBERCULOSIS
The following table shows the number of notifications
of, and deaths from, pulmonary and non-pulmonary tuberculosis
for the years 1938 to 1945 inclusive.
There was a slight increase in notifications and in deaths.
| YEAR | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 1938 | 47 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 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 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 1943 | 41 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| 1944 | 48 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 1945 | 49 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK
The bacteriological work for the district is carried out at the Joint Isolation Hospital and, during 1945, the following specimens dealt with : -
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 2 | 201 | 203 |
| Tuberculosis | 7 | 42 | 49 |
| Other conditions | 18 | 24 | 42 |
| 294 |
SCABIES AND VERMIN
There was a steady improvement in both conditions
throughout the year and, generally, infected persons
willingly attended the centres for treatment.