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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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County Council school (Infants); Totteridge Church of England School
(Junior Mixed and Infants Departments); and St. Catherine's Roman
Catholic School (Junior Mixed and Infants Departments).
DISPOSAL Off HOUSE REFUSE.
The house refuse is collccted 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 Hospital:-
| NATURE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE | NOTIFIED | REMOVED TO HOSPITAL | DEATHS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Scarlet Fever | 17 | 11 | Nil |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | 1 | Nil |
| Malaria | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | Nil | Nil |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 5 | Nil |
| Tuberculosis | 27 | 23 | 8 |
| Poliomyelitis | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| Meningitis | 5 | 5 | Nil |
| Encephalitis | 1 | 1 | Nil |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 28 | 28 | Nil |
| Pneumonia | 39 | 26 | 9 |
| Enteric | 3 | 3 | Nil |
| Dysentery | 20 | Nil | Nil |
| Paratyphoid "B" | 1 | 1 | Nil |
| Measles | 63 | 2 | Nil |
| Whooping Cough | 96 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 326 | 132 | 19 |