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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
Heston and Isleworth 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| 1942 | 1941 | |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections of slaughterhouses. | 4 | 11 |
| Inspections of premises where food is sold or manufactured, | ||
| - meat. | 293 | 175 |
| - fish. | 101 | 52 |
| - provisions. | 414 | 126 |
| - greengrocery and fruit. | 149 | 73 |
| - hawkers. | 4 | 2 |
| - food preparation. | 110 | 30 |
| - other foods. | 253 | 161 |
| Unsound food seized or surrendered (lbs.) | 7,462 | 7,127 |
| Unsound tinned food surrendered (tins). | 5,855 | 1,164 |
PREVALENCE OP INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
| 1942. Cases Notified. | Deaths. | 1941. Cases Notified. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox. | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever. | 190 | - | 117 | - |
| Diphtheria. | 11 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| Erysipelas. | 16 | - | 20 | - |
| Pneumonia. | 72 | 67 | 124 | 41 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever. | 12 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Epidemic encephalitis. | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis and polio-encephalitis . | - | 1 | ||
| Typhoid fever. | 4 | - | 2 | - |
| Paratyphoid fever. | 1 | - | 30 | _ |
| Dysentery. | 2 | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis, | 200 | 70 | 172 | 78 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | 3 | - | 5 | |
| Puerperal pyrexia. | 58 | - | 22 | 1 |
| Measles. | 1,085 | 2 | 580 | - |
| Whooping cough. | 243 | 4 | 286 | 1 |
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| Non-notifiable Infectious Diseases. | 1942. | 1941. |
|---|---|---|
| German Measles. | 18 | 8 |
| Chicken pox. | 673 | 460 |
| Mumps. | 1,032 | 352 |
| Disinfection - no. of rooms disinfected. | 255 | 192 |
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