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Ruislip-Northwood 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| Total Cases Notified | Adm. to Hosp. Uxbridge | |
| Scarlet Fever | 66 | 27 |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 4 |
| Paratyphoid B. | 1 | 1 |
| A. Anterior Poliomyelitis | 1 | — |
| Dysentery | 6 | — |
| Erysipelas | 20 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 93 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 15 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorom | 1 | — |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 37 | — |
| Tuberculosis Non-Pulmonary | 6 | — |
| Malaria | 4 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 112 | — |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 3 | 2 |
| Measles | 435 | — |
| TOTALS | 804 | 39 |
Out of 4 cases of Diphtheria notified during the year two occurred in. adults
of 40 and 48 years of age who recovered. One child aged 5 years who had
not been immunised, died. The fourth case occurred in a boy of 4 years who
had been immunised, but the diagnosis was later changed to staphylococcal
infection. This child recovered.
Smallpox :
There have been no further cases of Smallpox in this area
since the epidemic of 1944.
Scabies :
Arrangements have been made with Mount Vernon Hospital,
Northwood, for diagnosis and the Joint Isolation Hospital,
Uxbridge, for the treatment of Scabies. Application for treatment
must be made to this office in the first instance as no application
will be accepted except on the recommendation of the Medical
Officer of Health.
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