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 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 |