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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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Measles 1; Meningococcal Infection 2; Dysentery 12; Puerperal Pyrexia 4; Food Poisoning 2; Erysipelas 4.
| DISEASE | NOTIFIED | REMOVED TO HOSPITAL |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 9 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 40 | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | Nil | Nil |
| Measles | 163 | 1 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 2 | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | Nil | Nil |
| Acute Encephalitis | Nil | Nil |
| Dysentery | 35 | 15 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Nil | Nil |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 4 |
| Smallpox | Nil | Nil |
| Malaria | Nil | Nil |
| Typhoid and Enteric Fevers | Nil | Nil |
| Paratyphoid Fever | Nil | Nil |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 4 |
| Tuberculosis | 8 | 6 |
| TOTALS | 271 | 38 |
AGE INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
| DISEASE | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEARS OF AGE | |||||||||||||
| 0- | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | Total | |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Measles | 4 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 163 |
| Acute Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Dysentery | - | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | 35 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| TOTALS | 7 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 130 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 263 |
The Measles outbreak of 1959 continued into this year, "but fewer cases were
recorded. The high number of Dysentery cases was due to an outbreak among young
children at a special training centre which was closed temporarily, with the cooperation
of the County Medical Officer of Health, in order to speedily break the
cycle of infection.
With the increased supplies of poliomyelitis vaccine becoming available during
the year the Ministry increased the vaccination scheme to include all persons up to
the age of 40 years. Registration cards may still be obtained from the Vale
Drive Clinic or the Public Health Department, 31 Wood Street, Barnet.