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Friern Barnet 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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TABLE 1.
ANALYSIS OE CASES OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1938.
| DISEASE | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED | CASES III EA.CH WARD | NUMBER REMOVED TO HOSPITAL | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT AGES---------------YEARS | WARDS | ||||||||||||
| All | Un.l | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 & 0. | North | South | Cent. | Friern Hosp. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 71 | - | 32 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 18 | 40 | 13 | - | 52 |
| Diphtheria | 48 | - | 15 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | 9 | 29 | 10 | - | 46 |
| Pneumonia | 22 | - | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | - | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Erysipelas | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Enceph. Lethargica | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Opthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 14 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pulm. Tuberculosis | 12 | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 5 | - | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| Other Tuberculosis | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 180 | 1 | 52 | 63 | 14 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 39 | 84 | 38 | 19 | 100 |
In addition to the above, the following cases were also removed to Hospital.-
5-Measles.