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Friern Barnet 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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TABLE 1.
ANALYSIS OF CASES OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1939
| DISEASE | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED | CASES IN EACH WARD | NUMBER REMOVED TO HOSPITAL | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT AGES — YEARS | WARDS | ||||||||||||
| All | Un. l | 1-5 | 5-15 | 151- 25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 & C | North | South | Cent. | Friern Hosp. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 27 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 13 | 9 | - | 17 |
| Diphtheria | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 8 |
| Pneumonia | 20 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Erysipelas | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Measles | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| i Dysentry | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pulm Tuberculosis | 16 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - | 7 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| Other Tuberculosis | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 81 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 28 |
In additions to the above, the following cases were also removed to Hospital:-
1 Scarlet Fever ^proved to be Measles)
1 Diphtheria (proved not to be Diphtheria) 2