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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
Ruislip-Northwood 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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| " " | " | " | " | " | 1941 | 8.7 | |
| " " | " | " | " | " | 1942 | 8.5 | |
| " " | " | " | " | " | 1943 | 8.9 | |
| " " | " | " | " | " | 1944 | 8.6 | |
| Infant Mortality. | |||||||
| Deaths of infants under 1 year during | 1940 | 40 | |||||
| " " " " " " | 1941 | 35 | |||||
| " " " " " " | 52 | ||||||
| " " " " " " | 37 | ||||||
| " " " " " | 39 | ||||||
| Infant Mortality rate per 1000 Births | 42.1 | ||||||
| " " " " " " | 37.3 | ||||||
| " " " " " " | 47.1 | ||||||
| " " " " " " | 32.5 | ||||||
| " " " " " " | 1944 | 32.5 | |||||
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| Disease | Total Cases Notified | Adm: to Hosp.Uxbridge. |
| Smallpox | 7 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 154 | 104 |
| Diphtheria | 7 | 1 |
| Paratyphoid | 2 | 1 |
| Typhoid | - | - |
| Dysentery | 13 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 26 | - |
| Pneumonia | 84 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 12 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 51 | - |
| Tuberculosis Non-Pulmonary | 5 | - |
| Malaria | 5 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 187 | |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 3 | - |
| Measles | ||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 823 | 114 |
It would appear that according to the number of cases of
infectious disease notified throughout the year, there has
Been a considerable decrease in the total, as well as a
decrease in admissions to hospital viz;
Cases notified Adm; to Hospital.
1943 1153 177
1944 823 114
Out of the seven cases of Diphtheria notified, four
occurred in Service patients between the ages of 21 and
36 yrs. It is not known whether these patients had been
immunised. The remaining three cases occurred in girls
of 5, 9 and 18 yrs. , none of Whom had been immunised.
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