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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
Barnet 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet UDC]
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AGE INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
| DISEASE | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEARS OF AGE | ||||||||||||
| 0- | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 35 | 45- | 65- | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | ||||
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Meningitis | — | 1 | — | l | l | l | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | |
| Opthalmia Neonaturm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 42 | — | 3 | — | 1 | ||||||
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||||
| Measles | 6 | 7 | 43 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | ||||
| Totals | 27 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 24 | |||||||
MORTAL STATISTICS.
Of 236 deaths, 11 occurred under one year of age.
The following were the chief causes of death:- Cancer 47 (30 males and
17 females); Heart Disease 58; Tuberculosis (all forms)ll: Cerebral haemorrhage 26;
Bronchitis 6; Pneumonia (all forms) 9; Congenital Debility and Malformation,
Premature Birth 55; Suicide 3; Other Violence 13.
CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
No use has been made of the Shick 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.
LABORATORY WORK.
The Council have made arrangements with the Clinical Research Association
for examination and reports on all suspected cases of Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever,
The Council have made arrangements with the Clinical Research Association for examination and reports on all suspected cases of Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, Tuberculosis, Dysentery and Food Poisoning. 54 specimens were examined and reported upon as follows:-
| Positive | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Searlet Fever | 1 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | 31 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | 2 |
| Tuberculosis | - | 16 |
| Dysentery | - | 4 |