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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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SECTION D .
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 | 55 | 34 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 26 | 26 | 3 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | l | 1 | |
| Opthalmia Noonatorium | 1 | ||
| Pneumonia | 15 | 8 | 35 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | |
| Measles | 254 | 4 | |
| Whooping Cough | 92 | 16 | 3 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Acute Polio-encephalitis | 2 | 1* | |
| Dysentery | 1 | ||
| Malaria | 1 | 1ø | - |
* Anterior Poliomyelitis
ø Induced in Institution
B. - OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
| Cases Notified | Cases treated at Home | Cases treated in Hospital | Vision unimpaired | Vision impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | - | - |