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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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SECTION F.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
A—NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR.
| Disease. | Total Cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | _ | _ | _ |
| Scarlet Fever | 201 | 181 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 39 | 39 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 2 | 2 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 21 | 21 | — |
| Pneumonia | 36 | 1* | 41 |
| Erysipelas | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | — |
| Acute Polio-encephalitis | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | - |
* Full details of other patients suffering from Pneumonia who received
hospital treatment are not available.
B.—OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
| Cases notified. | Cases treated at Home. | Cases treated in Hospital | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — |