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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. (Continued)
1944 1943
Inspections of bakehouses. 104 196
Inspections of slaughterhouses. - 3
Inspections of premises where food is sold or
manufactured,
- neat. 246 824
- fish. 83 225
- provisions. 909 1,161
- greengrocery and fruit, 285 665
- hawkers. 120 160
- food preparation. 535 912
- other foods. 47 114
Unsound food seized or surrendered (lbs.). 2,604 3,603
Unsound tinned food seized or surrendered (tins). 4,387 5,757
PREVALENCE OF INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
| 1944 Cases Notified. | Deaths. | 1943 Cases Notified. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox. | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever. | 130 | - | 280 | - |
| Diphtheria. | 11 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Erysipelas. | 16 | - | 21 | - |
| Pneumonia. | 50 | 56 | 116 | 63 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever. | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Epidemic encephalitis. | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis and polioencephaliti s. | 3 | - | - | - |
| Typhoid fever. | - | - | 1 | - |
| Paratyphoid fever. | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery. | 22 | - | - | - |
| Malaria. | 1 | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis. | 186 | 44 | 203 | 49 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | 5 | - | - | - |
| Puerperal pyrexia. | 87 | - | 105 | 1 |
| Measles. | 219 | - | 636 | 1 |
| Whooping cough. | 171 | 3 | 134 | 1 |
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