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 XVII.—Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1927 to 1937.
Year. | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria | 10 | 33 | 46 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 72 | 29 | 31 | 4 | 3 |
Scarlet Fever | 129 | 101 | 75 | 74 | 64 | 92 | 147 | 132 | 77 | 56 | 84 |
Enteric Fever | 3 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
„ Pyrexia | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Erysipelas | 12 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 12 |
Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | ||
Tuberculosis, P. | 41 | 39 | 51 | 43 | 41 | 44 | 30 | 42 | 21 | 28 | |
Non-P | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | - | - |
Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Measles | 18 | 726 | 126 | 397 | 31 | 790 | 50 | 551 | 7 | 517 | 101 |
Rubella | 11 | 12 | 123 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 61 | 5 | 29 | 3 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Polioencephalitis | - | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Malaria | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | |
Pneumonia | 47 | 25 | 52 | 16 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 13 | 21 | 34 |
Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES (EXCLUDING
TUBERCULOSIS).
Small-pox.
No case of small-pox occurred in this district during the year.
Vaccination.
I have not in my capacity of Medical Officer of Health had occasion
to perform any vaccinations under the Public Health (Small-Pox
Prevention) Regulations, 1917.