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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 1939
[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.
The following Tables set out the particulars of the
incidence of notified diseases within the Borough during 1936,
including their classifications in "age" and "ward" distribution.
A. - NOTIFIABLE DISUSES DURING THE YEAR.
| Disease. | Total Cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospitals. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 123 | 101 | - |
| Diphtheria | 30 | 29 | 2 |
| Enteric Fever (including Para- typhoid) | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 4 | - |
| Pneumonia | 32 | 4* | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 2 | - |
| Dysontery | 2 | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 2 | - |
| Measles ô | 1 | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough ô | 1 | 1 | — |
| *Full details of other patients suffering from Pneumonia who received hospital treatment are not available. ô Notifiable since 23rd October, 1939. | |||
B. - OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
| Cases notified. | Cases treated at Home. | Cases treated in Hospital. | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |