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Friern Barnet 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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FRIERN BARNET URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
ANALYSIS OF CASES OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1937.
| DISEASE | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED | CASES IN EACH WARD | NUMBER REMOVED TO HOSPITAL | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT AGES YEARS | WARDS | ||||||||||||
| All | Un.l | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 & over | North | South | Cent. | Friern Hosp. | ||
| Pneumonia | 47 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 | - |
| Diphtheria | 10 | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | 10 |
| Scarlet Fever | 49 | - | 6 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 12 | 23 | 14 | - | 37 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Dysentery | 25 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 16 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 24 | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Pulm. Tuberculosis | 11 | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| Other Tuberculosis | 5 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Totals | 157 | 3 | 18 | 37 | 20 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 24 | 47 | 32 | 54 | 49 |
| In addition to the above, the following cases were also removed to Hospital.-1 - Measles. 1 - Mumps. 1 - Whooping Cough & Pneumonia. | |||||||||||||