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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Brentford and Chiswick 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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48
SECTION F.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
1. Notifiable Diseases.
The following tables are set out in accordance with the
requirements of the Ministry of Health.
A.— NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR.
| Disease. | Total Cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | - | - | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 225 | 188 | — |
| Diphtheria | 62 | 55 | 3 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 21 | 18 | — |
| Pneumonia | 64 | 10* | 34 |
| Erysipelas | 18 | 5 | 4† |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 | 1† |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 2 | — |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 |
* Full details of other patients suffering from Pneumonia who received
hospital treatment are not available.
† These relate to Transferable Deaths which occurred outside the district.
Consequently the cases were not notified.
B.— OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
| Cases notified. | Cases treated at Home. | Cases treated in Hospital | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |