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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Friern Barnet 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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Summary of the work carried out at the Public Health
Laboratories for the year:
Throat and nose swabs 8
Faeces 292
Sputum 3
Ice cream 49
Milk 96
Pet Food 3
Pilchards 1
Minced meat 33
National Assistance Act 1948.
Section 50. Burial or cremation of the dead.
Action was necessary in one case under
this section during 1963.
PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
From the table of infectious diseases set out on Page 28
it will be seen that 379 cases of infectious diseases were
notified during the year, as against 60 in 1962. The
Infectious Sickness Rate for the year was therefore 13.4 as
compared with 2.7 for the previous year.
The increase in the number of infectious diseases was
due to the fact that 1963 was a 'measles year'.
The following table sets out the infectious diseases notified during 1963, as compared with those received during
| 1962. | 1963. | |
|---|---|---|
| Measles | 27 | 314 |
| Pertussis | 23 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | - | |
| Dysentery | 5 | 7 |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | |
| Tuberculosis | 15 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — |
| 379 |
From the table set out above the following facts emerge:-10-