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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 23.—Infectious Diseases: Incidence per 1,000 of the Population in 1946.
| Disease. | Barnes. | London. | England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | - | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.08 | 1.42 | 1.38 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.66 | 2.22 | 2.28 |
| Diphtheria | 0.13 | 0.24 | 0.28 |
| Erysipelas | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.22 |
| Small-pox | — | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 4.46 | 7.35 | 3.92 |
| Pneumonia | 0.48 | 0.75 | 0.89 |
Table 21—Infected and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealt
with by the Council).
Premises disinfected 74
Rooms disinfected 85
Lots of bedding disinfected 114
,, ,, destroyed 6
„ ,, disinfested 8
Council houses disinfested by liquid insecticides 3
Other houses disinfested (hydrogen cyanide —, by liquid insecticides
5) 5
Table 22.—Rats and Mice Destruction.
Number of complaints received 129
(a) Enclosed premises 776
visits to Open spaces 37
Number of occasions on which
(a) Poison bait was laid 287
(b) Gas was used 10
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:—