Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |
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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 | - |