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Friern Barnet 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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NOTIFIABLE FECTCOUS DISEASES.
The number or notifiable infectious diseases (apart from
Tuberculosis) reported during the year was 80. This shows a
great reduction irom last year when the number was 74. The
reduction in chiefly in the cases or Diphtheria and the
Pneumonias.
There were 5 cases of Diphtheria against 17, and 8 cases of
Acute Primary Pneumonia against 19 last year. There were no
cases of Influenzal Pneumonia, of which there were 6 last year
There were II cases of Scarlet Fever against 7 last year :
This increase being due to the large number of cases from one
house, Greenwood Cottage, Haydon.
There was a solitary case of Enteric Fever reported from
Writhlington, the origin of which could not be traced, and one
case of Orththalmia Neonatorum at beclcingxon.
The following table will show the distribution cf the cases -
| Sub-District No.I | Diphtheria | Scarlet Fever | Erysipelas | Malaria | Pneumonia | Enteric |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longleat | 1 | |||||
| Standerwick | 1 | |||||
| Beckington | 2 | 4 | & 1 case of Ophthalmia nernat-orum | |||
| Wanstrow | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| sub-District no.2 | ||||||
| Forscote | 1 | |||||
| Holcombe | 1 | |||||
| Writhlington | 1 | |||||
| Haydon | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Coleford | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Highbury | 1 | |||||
| Leigh on Mendip | 2 | |||||
| 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
See also Tables in Appendix.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The number of cases of Pulmowary Tuberculosis (phthisis)
notified was 15, the same number as last year and 2 cases of
Tuberculosis of other parts of the body.
There were 4 deaths from Phthisis but only one of these
was in the District:The other three were former residents
in the District, who died elsewhere and whose deaths were
transferred by the Registrar General.
Notification of cases of Tuberculosis is thoroughly carried
out by the Medical Practitioners of the District and no
un-notified case has been discovered.
The number of notified cases still resident in the district
at the end of the year was:-
1. Pulmonary cases 38
2. Non-Pulmonary cases 3
41
See also Tables in appendix.
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