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Barnes 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 25.— Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1937 to 1947.
| Year. | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 84 | 52 | 36 | 39 | 21 | 34 | 184 | 50 | 36 | 43 | 27 |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| „ Pyrexia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague | - | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis. P. | 28 | 25 | 35 | 32 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 50 | 39 | 35 | 62 |
| Non-P. | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever. | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Measles | 101 | 387 | 8 | 79 | 63 | 712 | 111 | 68 | 358 | 177 | 437 |
| Rubella | 9 | 439 | 22 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 71 | — |
| Pneumonia | 34 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
| Anthrax | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Whooping Cough | Not Notifiable | 5 | 2 | 151 | 73 | 82 | 108 | 71 | 66 | 94 | |
| * No longer notifiable. | |||||||||||
Table 26.— Showing the Notifications of Infectious Diseases Received during 1947 arranged in Four-Weekly Periods.
| Four weekly period ending | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough | Pneumonia | Eiysipelas. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Polioencephalitis | Poliomyelitis | Cerebrospinal Fever |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 25 | - | 4 | 33 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb. 22 | — | — | 99 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mar. 22 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 9 | — | l | — | — | — | — |
| April 19 | 1 | 4 | 95 | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| May 17 | — | 5 | 28 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| June 14 | - | 2 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| July 12 | — | — | 31 | 17 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | - |
| Aug. 9 | — | 1 | 26 | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Sept. 6 | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Oct. 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nov. 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov. 29 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dec. 27 | — | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| T otals | 2 | 27 | 437 | 94 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |