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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
Friern Barnet 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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It will be seen from Table III. that (excluding the
Asylum) 56 Notification Certificates of Infections Diseases
were received, as compared with 50 in 1906,78 in 1907,
122 in 1903, and 114 in 1909. The decrease being due to
the fewer number of Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever cases.
Bacteriological Examinations.
The application of this process for diagnostic purpose continues to increase, and has been much appreciated.
| Reports on Diphtheria, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Elimination | No. of Specimens. | Negative. | Positive. | Total. |
| Primary | 12 | 8. | 4 | 12 |
| Secondary | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Reports on Tuberculosis. | ||||
| Primary | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Reports on Enteric Fever Widal’s). | ||||
| Primary | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Secondary | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Table of Infectious Diseases.
| Month. | Small, pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal . | Phthisis. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2* | 0 | 0 | 4a | 9 |
| March | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1a | 7 |
| May | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | la | 5 |
| June | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| July | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| August | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1a) | 6 |
| Sept’ber | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2a | 5 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| November | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| December | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 (la) | 5 |
| Totals | 1 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 70 |