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Hendon 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The subject of Infectious Disease calls for very little
comment this year. There was no epidemic of Scarlet Fever
or Diphtheria. The number of cases of Scarlet Fever was
striking-ly low and of Diphtheria moderate.
| Disease | Case rate per 1,000 living. | |
|---|---|---|
| Hendon. | England and Wales. | |
| Small Pox | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.09 | 2.23 |
| Diphtheria | 1.96 | 1.04 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Puerperal Fever | 0.01 | 0.06 |
| Erysipelas | 0.18 | 0.32 |
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
| Cases. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Treated. | |||||
| At Home. | In Hospital. | |||||
| 3 | l | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
The ratio of non-notified Tuberculosis deaths to total
Tuberculosis Deaths is 4 to 34. Of these 4, 1 died outside
the district.
VACCINATION.
The following Table, for which I am indebted to Mr.
A. E. Taylor, Vaccination Officer, shows the particulars as
regards vaccination:-