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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
Kingston upon Thames 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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The large decrease in the number of animals slaughtered
this year is chiefly due to a certain dealer removing from
the district.
(iii) Nutrition.
No special work has been done on this subject. Information
and knowledge on this matter is disseminated by
the Medical Officers presiding at the Centre, and good work
in this direction is done by the Nurses when home visiting.
SECTION F.
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
The following table gives a comparative statement of notifications received during the last seventeen years :—
| Year | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 98 | 142 | l |
| 1920 | 139 | 82 | 2 |
| 1921 | 302 | 79 | 4 |
| 1922 | 238 | 74 | 1 |
| 1923 | 118 | 17 | 1 |
| 1924 | 143 | 20 | 6 |
| 1925 | 213 | 25 | 7 |
| 1926 | 82 | 27 | |
| 1927 | 87 | 65 | 3 |
| 1928 | 135 | 152 | 7 |
| 1929 | 74 | 113 | 1 |
| 1930 | 78 | 100 | 5 |
| 1931 | 61 | 53 | 1 |
| 1932 | 56 | 47 | 1 |
| 1933 | 125 | 30 | 2 |
| 1934 | 40 | 42 | 2 |
| 1935 | 54 | 50 | 2 |