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Barnes 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 7.— Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1949.
| Diseases. | Total Cases Notified. | Ages, la years. | Parish | kemoved to Hospital. | lotal Deaths of Hesidents.† | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | l to 2. | 2 to 3. | 3 to 4. | 4 to 5. | 5 to 11. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 4b. | 45 to 65. | 65 and over. | Barnes. | Mortlake. | ||||
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 38 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 5 | — | l | - | 2 | - | - | 29 | 9 | 22 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | - | 8 | 2 | 10 | — |
| Typhoid | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Measles | 588 | 11 | 50 | 70 | 63 | 79 | 291 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | l | 1 | 177 | 411 | 14 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — |
| Pul. Tuberculosis | 32 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 34 | 20 |
| Non-Pul. Tuberculosis | 6 | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 21 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 | — | — | 1 | 4 | - | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| All Diseases | 721 | 16 | 54 | 77 | 68 | 85 | 331 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 256 | 465 | 96 | 34 |
† The deaths recorded in this column are the total corrected number of
deaths assignable to the District, and are not necessnrily deaths of persons
recorded as notified during the year.
T able 8.— N otifiable I nfectious D iseases, 1939 to 1949.
| Year. | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 36 | 39 | 21 | 34 | 184 | 50 | 36 | 43 | 27 | 30 | 38 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis. P. | 35 | 32 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 50 | 39 | 35 | 62 | 40 | 32 |
| ,, Non-P. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Measles | 8 | 79 | 63 | 712 | 111 | 68 | 358 | 177 | 437 | 158 | 588 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 71 | — | 4 | — |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 21 |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 2 | 151 | 73 | 82 | 108 | 71 | 66 | 94 | 56 | 15 |