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Barnes 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 8.—Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1940 to 1950.
| Year. | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 39 | 21 | 34 | 184 | 50 | 36 | 43 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 27 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis. P. | 32 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 50 | 39 | 35 | 62 | 40 | 32 | 37 |
| „ Non-P. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Ac. Encephalitis (Post Infections) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Measles | 79 | 63 | 712 | 111 | 68 | 358 | 177 | 437 | 158 | 588 | 124 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 71 | — | 4 | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 13 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 151 | 73 | 82 | 108 | 71 | 66 | 94 | 56 | 15 | 58 |
Table 9.—Schools.
| Number in Borough | Number of scholars who suffered from:— | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | ||
| County Primary Schools :— | 7 | - | |
| Lowther | 3 | - | |
| East Sheen | 5 | - | |
| Mortlake C. of E. | 2 | - | |
| Mortlake R.C. | 2 | - | |
| County Secondary Schools :— | 4 | - | |
| Mortlake County Girls | 2 | - | |
| County Grammar Schools :— | 2 | - | |
| Richmond County Girls | 2 | - | |
| Private Schools | 7 | 2 | - |
| Total 20 | 18 | - | |