London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Barnes 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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| Diseases. | Total Cases Notified. | Ages, in years. | Parish | Removed to Hospital.* | Total Deaths of Residents,† | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncer 1 year | 1 to 2. | 1 2 to 3. | 3 to 4. | 4 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 25. | 25 to 35 | 35 10 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and over. | Barnes | Mortlake. | ||||
| Diphtheria | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 36 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | l | 5 | l | 2 | — | 15 | 21 | 33 | — |
| Measles | 8 | — | l | 2 | l | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| Rubella | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | - | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 18 | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pul. Tuberculosis | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 22 |
| Non.-Pul.Tuberculosis | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 14 | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| All Diseases | 143 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 57 | 86 | 103 | 45 |
| *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. | ||||||||||||||||||