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Barnes 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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T able 24.—N otifiable I nfectious D iseases, 1934 to 1944.

Year.1934193519361937 1938193919401941194219431944
Diphtheria293143145136315
Scarlet Fever132775684523639213418450
Typhoid Fever1-321-1--2-
Paratyphoid Fever-1-11111-1-
Puerperal Fever1-2-*******
,, Pyrexia2311432141-
Erysipelas11161112610456510
Continued Fever--_-_-_-_---_---
Relapsing Fever-----------
Typhus Fever-----------
Small-pox-----------
Cholera-----------
Plague-----------
Tuberculosis, P.4221392825353239424350
Non-P.685108344771
Cerebro-spinal Fever1---215432-
Poliomyelitis---21---1--
Ophthalmia Neonatorum11111-21-11
Measles55175171013878796371211168
Rubella61529943922*****
Encephalitis Lethargica-----------
Polioencephalitis-----------
Malaria---------1-
Dysentery----1--1121
Pneumonia3613213418141421162018
Anthrax-----------
Whooping Cough-Not Notifiable-521517382108
* No longer notifiable.

Table 25.—Showing the Notifications of Infectious Diseases Received during 1944 arranged in Four-Weekly Periods.

Four-weekly period endingDiphtheria.Scarlet Fever.Measles.Pneumonia.Erysipelas.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Whooping CoughDysentery.
Jan. 29212-3--10-
Feb. 26-17344111-
Mar. 25134-1-6-
April 22332-1-13-
May 20-5----6-
June 1712231-6-
July15-1-3--4-
Aug. 12121--7-
Sept .94-1-1--1
Oct. 7-12-2---
Nov. 411-2--2-
Dec. 223132--18-
Dec. 3040125
Totals155068181011081