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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 25.—Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1936 to 1946.
| Year. | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | 56 | 84 | 52 | 36 | 39 | 21 | 34 | 184 | 50 | 36 | 43 |
| Typhoid Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| „ Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 11 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis. P. | 39 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 32 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 50 | 39 | 35 |
| ,, Non-P. | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever. | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Measles | 517 | 101 | 387 | 8 | 79 | 63 | 712 | 111 | 68 | 358 | 177 |
| Rubella | 29 | 9 | 439 | 22 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 71 |
| Pneumonia | 21 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
| Anthrax | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | Not | Notifiable | 5 | 2 | 151 | 73 | 82 | 108 | 71 | 66 |
* No longer notifiable.
Table 26.—Showing the Notifications of Infectious Diseases Received during 1946 arranged in Four-Weekly Periods.
| Four-weekly period ending | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough | Pneumonia | Erysipelas | Dysentery. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Puerperal Pyrexia | Paratyphoid Fever | Poliomyelitis | Cerebrospinal Fever |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Feb. 23 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar. 23 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | — | - | — | - | |
| April 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 67 | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| June 15 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| July 13 | - | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Aug. 10 | — | 1 | 35 | 10 | - | 1 | _ | — | — | — | — | |
| Sept. 7 | 1 | 65 | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Oct. 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 6 | - | — | - | 1 | — | - | — | — |
| Nov. 2 | - | 3 | 10 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | |
| Nov. 30 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | - | — | — | - | ||
| Dec. 31 | — | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 5 | 43 | 177 | 66 | 19 | 5 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |