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Barnet 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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DISPOSAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
The house refuse is collected weekly in covered mechanical conveyances and
conveyed to the Farm and disposed of by the controlled tipping system.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The following table shows the number of Notifications to the Sanitary Authority during the year, of each disease specified in the Public Health Act, 1936 and Regulations, and the number removed to Hospitals-
| NATURE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE | NOTIFIED | REMOVED TO HOSPITAL | DEATHS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 40 | 33 | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membraneous Croup | 1 | l | ... |
| Enteric (Typhoid) Fever | 5 | 5 | ... |
| Malaria | 2 | l | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 17 | 9 | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 25 | 10 | 2 |
| Meningitis | 20 | 20 | 4 |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 23 | 23 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 51 | 44 | 3 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 184 | 10 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 23 | 7 | ... |
| Total | 392 | 166 | 9 |
Of the foregoing the following cases normally resident outside the district
were notified from the Wellhouse Hospitals- Scarlet Fever 2; Erysipelas 6;
Puerperal Pyrexia 203 Pneumonia 32; Typhoid Fever 4; Cerebro Spinal
Meningitis 163 Measles 7; Whooping Cough 6; Poliomyelitis 1.
The cases of Tuberculosis removed are chiefly sent to Ware Sanatorium.
The Case Rates per 1,000 of the population are as follows:- Scarlet
Fever 1.91, Diphtheria .05, Pulmonary Tuberculosis l.19, Puerperal Pyrexia 72.78,
(per 1,000 Births.)