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Measles.
This disease becomes epidemic in this district every second year.
During 1939 only 8 cases of measles were notified, in addition to 22
cases of german measles, compared with 387 cases of measles and
439 cases of german measles notified in 1938.
Comparative death-rates from measles in Barnes and in other
districts during 1939 and the previous four years will be given in the
Appendix to this Report.
Enteric Fever.
Only one case of enteric fever was notified during the year.
The patient, a female, aged 19 years, was admitted to a London
general hospital on 10th June suffering from ulcerative colitis, and
whilst still in this hospital she developed enteric fever, the onset of
the disease being on the 2nd July. The patient was transferred to a
London County Council infectious diseases hospital on the 18th July.
The patient recovered.
The type of infection was Bac. Paratyphosus "B." From the
history the source of infection would appear to have been from
another patient in the hospital whose illness was diagnosed as
paratyphoid fever on the 13th June.
Dysentery.
One case of this disease was notified, the condition being Sonne
dysentery. The patient, a child aged 1 year, was an in-patient at a
London general hospital when the disease developed; the child was
transferred to a London County Council infectious diseases hospital
and recovered.
Cerebro-spinal Fever.
There was only one case of this disease notified during 1939.
The patient, a female aged 55 years, was admitted to a London
general hospital for observation and treatment, and the illness for
which she was admitted was subsequently diagnosed as cerebrospinal
fever.
Pneumonia.
There were 14 cases notified as acute primary or acute
influenzal pneumonia corresponding to an incidence of 0.36 cases per
1,000 of population, approximately one-third of the incidence for
London (0.99), and for England and Wales (1.02). Four of the cases
were removed to hospitals for treatment.