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14.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
Scarlet Fever.
The incidence of this disease remains very low; the attack
rates for the past eight years being as follows.-
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937
3.0 3.7 2.3 2.4 2.9 3.9 1.7 1.8
The disease continues to be very mild, and the average
length of stay in Hospital was 35 days.
Diphtheria.
The incidence of this disease has been slightly below normal
during the past year, only 10 cases having been notified, against 21
in 1936, and 13 in 1935. The disease has been rather more severe than
usual, and the average stay in Hospital was 54 days, against 53 during
1936, and 51 during 1935.
Erysipelas.
During the year 8 cases were notified.
Typhoid.
No notifications of this disease were received.
Small-pox.
No cases of Small-pox were notified during the year.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
One case was notified and made a satisfactory recovery.
Tuberculosis.
Dr. Dobson, the Tuberculosis Officer for this area, has been
good enough to send me the following information respecting his work
on Friern Barnet residents for the year under review.-
New Tubercular cases in 1937 16
Transfers in, not included in above 2
Cases supervised at or from Dispensary during 1937 (all T.B.) 66
Tubercular cases removed from the Register during 1937 15
Tubercular cases still on Dispensary Register 31. 12. 37 51
During the year 8 persons have taken up residence within
this district, who had previously been notified as suffering from
Tuberculosis.