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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 1942
[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 | 53 | 37 | - |
| Diphtheria | 35 | 35 | 3 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorium | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 4 | 38 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 1 | - |
| Measles | 313 | 8 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 44 | 2 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 6 | 4 | - |
| Acute Polio-enceohalitis | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 4 | 4 | - |
| Malaria | - | - | - |
* 3 Gases Non-Civilian included,
ΓΈ 1 Case Non-Civilian included.
B. - OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
| Cases Notified | Cases treated at Home | Cases treated in Hospital | Vision un- impaired | Vision impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | -i | - | - |