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Barnes 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 8.—Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1942 to 1952.
| Year | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 34 | 184 | 50 | 36 | 43 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 42 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis. P. | 42 | 43 | 50 | 39 | 35 | 62 | 40 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| „ Non-P. | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Ac. Encephalitis (Post Infections) | 3 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | - | 8 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infect'n | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Measles | 712 | 111 | 68 | 358 | 177 | 437 | 158 | 588 | 124 | 541 | 249 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 71 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 21 |
| Whooping Cough | 73 | 82 | 108 | 71 | 66 | 94 | 56 | 15 | 58 | 82 | 19 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Table 9.—Schools.
| Number of Schools attended | Number of who suffered Scarlet Fever | scholars from:— Diphtheria | |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Primary Schools:— | 7 | - | |
| Church of England, Mullins Path | 1 | - | |
| East Sheen Cty. Prim. | 5 | - | |
| Lowther Cty. Prim. | 5 | - | |
| Lr. Richm'd Rd. Nursery Sch. | 1 | - | |
| Mortlake Cty. Prim. | 3 | - | |
| Railwayside County Prim. | 4 | - | |
| Vineyard Cty. Prim., Richmond | 1 | - | |
| County Secondary Schools:— | 1 | - | |
| Lonsdale Rd. Cty. Secy. Girls | 1 | - | |
| County Grammar School:— | 1 | - | |
| Richmond and East Sheen Cty. Grammar (Boys) | 1 | - | |
| Private Schools:— | 7 | - | |
| Belle Vue Nursery School | 1 | - | |
| Castelnau College | 1 | - | |
| Froebel Institute, Roehampton | 3 | - | |
| Sacred Heart Convent, Barnes | 1 | - | |
| Sacred Heart Convent, West Hill, S.W. 18 | 3 | - | |
| Sheen Gate School, Sheen Lane | 1 | - | |
| Miss Young's Private School, 2 Orchard Rise | 1 | - | |
| Total | 16 | 33 | - |