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Barnet 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]

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Table: AGE INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

AGE INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

DISEASENUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED
YEARS OF AGE
012-3-45-1015-20-35-45-65.
Scarlet Fever1-3-345l6-1-
Diphtheria-1--1--1----
Typhoid Fever--------11--
Erysipelas--------123-
Ant. Poliomyelitis-------ll---
Puerperal Pyrexia--------15---
Pneumonia22_ll2131311126
Totals3771536663714166

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MORTAL STATISTICS,
Of 231 deaths, 14 occurred under one year of age.
The following were the chief causes of death:- Cancer 34 (17 males, and
17 females)5 Heart Disease 79; Tuberculosis (all forms) 9;
Cerebral Haemorrhage 10; Bronchitis 4; Pneumonia (all forms) 135
Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth 7; Suicide 3; other
Violence 11.
CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
No use has been made of the Schick and Dick Tests in Diphtheria and Scarlet
Fever.
VACCINATION.
No primary or revaccinations were performed by the Medical Officer of Health
under the Public Health (Smallpox Prevention) Regulations 1917.

Table: LABORATORY WORK.The Council have made arrangements with the Clinical Research Association for examination and reports on all suspected cases of Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, and Tuberculosis. 38 specimens were examined and reported upon as follows

LABORATORY WORK.

The Council have made arrangements with the Clinical Research Association for examination and reports on all suspected cases of Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, and Tuberculosis. 38 specimens were examined and reported upon as follows

PositiveNegative
Diphtheria133
Typhoid Fever--
Tuberculosis_4