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Barnes 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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†The deaths recorded in this column are the total corrected number of
deaths assignable to the District, and are not necessarily deaths of persons
recorded as notified during the year.
Table 7.—N otifiable Infectious Diseases , 1948.
| Diseases. | Total Cases Notified. | Ages, In years. | Parish | Removed to Hospital. | Total Deaths of Residents† | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year' | l to 2. | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4. | 4 to 5. | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and over. | Barnes. | Mortlake. | ||||
| Diphtheria | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | |
| Scarlet Fever | 30 | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 11 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Poliomyelitis | 4 | - | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Dysentery | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | 4 | - | — |
| Measles | 158 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 69 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 105 | 53 | 5 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 56 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | — | 33 | 23 | 4 | - |
| Pul. Tuberculosis | 40 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 39 | 17 |
| Non-Pul. Tuberculosis | 5 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 20 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | _ | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | — | — |
| All Diseases | 331 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 110 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 188 | 143 | 89 | 35 |
Table 8.—Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1938 to 1948.
| Year. | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 52 | 36 | 39 | 21 | 34 | 184 | 50 | 36 | 43 | 27 | 30 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | _ |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Tuberculosis. P. | 25 | 35 | 32 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 50 | 39 | 35 | 62 | 40 |
| ,, Non-P. | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever. . | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | - |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Ophthalmia | |||||||||||
| Neonatorum | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Measles | 387 | 8 | 79 | 63 | 712 | 111 | 68 | 358 | 177 | 437 | 158 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 71 | — | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 |
| Whooping Cough | * | 5 | 2 | 151 | 73 | 82 | 108 | 71 | 66 | 94 | 56 |
| • Not notifiable. | |||||||||||