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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
Incidence of Notifiable Infectious Diseases.
Comparison between the incidence of certain of the notifiable
infectious diseases in Barnes, and in London and England and
Wales, is shown below:—
Table 22.—Infectious Diseases : Incidence per 1,000 of the Population in 1940.
| Disease. | Barnes. | London. | England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | - | - | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.18 | 0.82 | 1.63 |
| Diphtheria | 0.14 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| Erysipelas | 0.11 | 0.35 | 0.33 |
| Pneumonia | 0.40 | 0.87 | 1.20 |
Table 23.—Showing the Notifications of Infectious Diseases Received during 1940 arranged in Four-Weekly Periods.
| Four-weekly period ending | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Measles. | Enteric Fever. | Pneumonia. | Erysipelas | Puerperal Pyrexia. | Cerebrr-spinal Fever. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Whooping Cough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 27 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Feb. 24 | — | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Mar. 23 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| April 20 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| May 18 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| June 15 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| July 13 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Aug. 10 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sept. 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct. 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | —. |
| Nov. 2 | — | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov. 30 | — | 3 | 20 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Dec. 28 | 3 | 3 | 28 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 5 | 39 | 79 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |