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. |
---|---|---|---|
1939 | - | 0.00 | 0.01 |
1940 | — | 0.01 | 0.02 |
1941 | — | 0.02 | 0.03 |
1942 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
1943 | — | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Average Rate 1939-1943 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Table 9.—Whooping Cough: Death-Rate per 1,000 of the
Population.
Year. | Barnes. | London. | England & Wales. |
---|---|---|---|
1939 | - | 0.03 | 0.03 |
1940 | - | 0.00 | 0.02 |
1941 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
1942 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
1943 | — | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Average Rate 1939-1943 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Table 10.—Cleansing and Disinfestation of Verminous Persons.
Treated at Borough Cleansing Station. | ||||||||
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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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 39 | 72 | 40 | 73 |
Schoolchildren | 26 | 29 | — | - | 69 | 119 | 95 | 148 |
Adults | 3 | 3 | — | — | 161 | 292 | 164 | 295 |
Totals | 30 | 33 | - | — | 269 | 483 | 299 | 516 |