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 8.—Measles : Death-Rate per 1,000 of Population.
| Year. | Barnes. | London. | England & Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | — | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1938 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| 1939 1940 | — | 0.00 0.01 | 0.01 0.02 |
| 1941 | — | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Average Rate 1937-1941 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Table 9.—Whooping Cough : Death-Rate per 1,000 of the Population.
| Year. | Barnes. | London. | England & Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | — | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| 1938 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1939 | — | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1940 | — | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| 1941 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| Average Rate 1937-1941 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA.
Table 10.—Cleansing and Disinfestation of Verminous Persons.
| Treated at Borough | Cleansing Station. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Verminous Head | For Verminous Body | For Scabies | Totals | |||||
| No. of Persons | Attendances | No, of Persons | Attendances | No, of Persons | Attendances | No. of Persons | Attendances | |
| Children under school-age | — | — | — | — | 15 | 80 | 15 | 80 |
| Schoolchildren | 11 | 13 | — | — | 21 | 170 | 32 | 183 |
| Adults | — | — | — | — | 68 | 313 | 68 | 313 |
| Totals | 11 | 13 | — | — | 104 | 563 | 115 | 576 |