Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table XVI.—Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1937.
Diseases. | Total Cases Notified. | Ages, in years. | Parish | Removed to Hospital. 1 | Total Deaths of Residents.† | |||||||||||||
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Under 1 year | 1 to 2. | 2 to 3. | 3 to 4. | 4 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 25. | 25 to 25. | 35 to 46. | 45 to 65. | 65 and over | Barnes | Mortlake. | ||||
Diphtheria | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | l | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
Scarlet Fever | 84 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | l | 1 | — | 26 | 58 | 69 | — |
Measles | 101 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 | - | - | - | 22 | 79 | 5 | — |
Rubella | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — |
Enteric Fever | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Pul. Tuberculosis | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 13 | 15 | 37 | 25 |
Non.-Pul.T uberculosis | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Pneumonia | 34 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 30 |
Erysipelas | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | ||
Ophth'lmia Neonat'rum | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — |
Poliomyelitis | 2 | - | — | - | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
All Diseases | 288 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 106 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 99 | 189 | 136 | 60 |
* Information as to admission to Hospitals will be found under the headings
of the various diseases.
†The deaths recorded in this column are the total corrected number of
deaths assignable to the District, and are not necessarily deaths of persons
recorded as notified during the year.