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Heston and Isleworth 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Other Forms of Tuberculosis.
The number of new cases notified during the year was 9.
Five of them were notified as receiving institutional treatment.
In 25% of the deaths from Tuberculosis no notification had
been received.
Non-notifiable Diseases.
The undermentioned table sets forth the numbers of such cases for the year:—
| Measles | 413 |
| German Measles | 1 |
| Chicken Pox | 64 |
| Mumps | 256 |
| Whooping Cough | 88 |
Upon receipt of information of the existence of a case, inquiry
is made by a Health Visitor to obtain all necessary facts.
Influenza.
The mortality from Influenza was 0 32 per 1,000.
Smallpox.
On the 8th November, 1922, I was informed by the County
Medical Officer that a case of Smallpox had arisen in Southall,
and that several residents in the district had been in contact at
their place of employment and an Isleworth resident had spent
the evening with the patient during the initial stage of the disease.
All contacts are kept under close observation during the requisite
period. No case resulted.
No vaccinations were performed bv the Medical Officer of
Health under the Public Health (Small-Pox Prevention Regulations,
1917) during the year under review.
Cleansing of Verminous Persons.
Particulars are asked for as to the facilities available in the
district for the cleansing and disinfection of verminous persons
and their belongings.