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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 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OP FOOD. ( Cbntt&U«d)
1943. 1942.
Inspections of bakehouses. 196 52
Inspections of slaughterhouses. 3 4
Inspections of premises where food is sold
or manufactured.
- meat. 824 293
- fish. 225 101
- provisions. 1,161 414
- greengrocery and fruit. 665 149
- hawkers. 160 4
- food preparation. 912 110
- other foods. 114 253
Unsound food seized or surrendered (lbs.) 3,603 7,462
Unsound tinned food seized or
surrendered (tins). 5,757 5,855
PREVALENCE OP INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
1943.
1942.
Cases
Notified.
Deaths.
Cases
Notified.
Deaths.
Smallpox.
-
-
-
-
Scerlet fever.
280
-
190
-
Diphtheria.
5
-
11
1
Erysipelas.
21
-
16
-
Pneuronia.
116
63
72
61
Cerebro-spinal fever.
-
1
12
1
Epidemic encephalitis.
-
1
-
-
Poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis.
-
-
-
-
Typhoid fever.
1
-
4
-
Paratyphoid fever.
-
-
1
-
Dysentery.
-
-
2
-
Tuberculosis.
203
49
200
70
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
-
-
3
-
Puerperal pyrexia.
105
1
58
-
Measles.
636
1
1,085
2
Whooping Cough.
134
1
243
4
Non-notifiable Infectious Diseases.
1943.
1942.
German Measles.
45
18
10.