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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 25.—Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1935 to 1945.
| Year. | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 |
| Scarlet Fever | 77 | 56 | 84 | 52 | 36 | 39 | 21 | 34 | 184 | 50 | 36 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 2 | — | * | * | • | • | * | * | • | • |
| „ Pyrexia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 16 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis, P. | 21 | 39 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 32 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 50 | 39 |
| Non-P. | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 7 | 517 | 101 | 387 | 8 | 79 | 63 | 712 | 111 | 68 | 358 |
| Rubella | 5 | 29 | 9 | 439 | 22 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 21 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | —(Not Notifiable)— | 5 | 2 | 151 | 73 | 82 | 108 | 71 | |||
| * No longer notifiable. | |||||||||||
Table 26.—Showing the Notifications of Infectious Diseases Received during 1945 arranged in Four-Weekly Periods.
| Four-weekly period ending | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough | Pneumonia | Etysipelas | Dysentery. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Puerperal Pyrexia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 27 | - | 2 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Feb. 24 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 5 | - | — | 1 | — |
| Mar. 24 | — | 2 | 84 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - |
| April 21 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| May 19 | 3 | 3 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| June 16 | 2 | — | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — |
| July 14 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Aug. 11 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sept. 8 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Oct. 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Nov. 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Dec. 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dec. 29 | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 12 | 36 | 358 | 71 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 |