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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 1941
[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 21.— Infectious Diseases: Incidence per 1,000 of the Population in 1941.
| Disease. | Barnes. | London. | England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | - | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.05 | 0.09 | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0.30 | 0.25 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.01 | 1.47 | |
| Whooping Cough | 3.50 | 4.39 | |
| Diphtheria | 0.93 | 1.25 | |
| Erysipelas | 0.50 | 0.30 | |
| Small-pox | — | — | |
| Measles | 4.77 | 10.33 | |
| Pneumonia | 1.07 | 1.25 |
Table 22.— Showing the Notifications of Infectious Diseases Received during 1941 arranged in Four-Weekly Periods.
| Four-weekly period ending | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Measles. | Enteric Fever. | Pneumonia. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | Cerebro-spinal Fever. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Whooping Cough | Dysentery. | Food Poisoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 25 | 1 | - | 34 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Feb. 22 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mar. 22 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
| April 19 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| May 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
| June 14 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 34 | — | 2 |
| July 12 | — | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | — | 3 |
| Aug. 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — |
| Sept. 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — |
| Oct. 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | — | — |
| Nov. 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Nov. 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Dec. 27 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 13 | 21 | 63 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 151 | 1 | 6 |