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Friern Barnet 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]

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Statement of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year,
together with Number of Notifications in previous Years.
The "Infectious Diseases Notification Act" wan adopted by your Authority
in the year 1890, and came into operation on January lst. 1891. The
following are the diseases which are to be notified: Smallpox, cholera,
diphtheria, membraneous croup, erysipelas, scarlet fever, typhus, typhoid, enteric,
relapsing, continue 1, or puerperal fevers.

Measles was added to this list in the year 1894.

Scarlet Fever.DiphtheriaPuerperal Fever.Typhoid.Erysipelas.Measles.Totals
North Ward54001717
Central Ward1001221687
South Ward1200531484
Lunatic Asylum80015011
88418118799

Months Showing the Numbers of Infectious Case Notified.

Jan.Feb.Mar.April.May.JuneJuly.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.
11025002008138Scarlet Fever.
4000000000004Diphtheria
0000010000001Puerpl Fever
0000000282018Typhd Fever.
11100001012411Ery- sipelas
0021100010032037Measles
62918570639132699Total.

From the above tabulated statement of infectious illness, it is to be noticed
that Small-pox, Membraneous Croup, and Cholera were absent from the District.
Notification of Infectious Diseases received during the several years since
adoption of the Act, with rate per 1,000 of the population.
In 1891 received 48 notifications, equal to a rate per 1,000 of population of 6.3
In 1892 „ 50 „ „ „ „ ,, 7.9
In 1898 „ 99 „ ,, „ „ „ 13.4
In 1894 „ 07 „ „ „ „ „ 8.9
*In 1895 „ 99 „ „ „ „ „ 12.8
"This number (99) includes 37 measles, which became notifiable for first
time during the year 1895. Without measles the number of notifications
received was 62, equal to a rate per 1,000 of the population of 8.05.
Scarlet Fever.
Thirty-eight cases of illness were notified. In nearly all of the cases
personal contact was traced as the cause of illness. Four cases in the Lunatic
Asylum were caused by the admission of a patient suffering from this illness.
Twelve cases occurred in the South Ward. In one family five children were
affected. When only two children were affected an offer was made to remove