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Brentford and Chiswick 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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D - CASES OF INFECTIOUS DIESES NCTFIED DURING THE YEAR 1942
CLASSIFIED IN WARDS.
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASES | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford East | Brentford Central | Brentfor West | Bedford Park | Chiswick Park | Grove Park | Gunners-bury | Old Chiswick | Turnham Green | |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 3 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| Diphtheria . | 3 | 1 | 6 | - | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Enteric Fever (including paratyphoid) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorium | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| pneuimonia | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever * | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Measles | 22 | 6l | 6l | 16 | 51 | 17 | 23 | - | 21 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| Acute Polio-encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | |
| Malaria (induced) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis: Respiratory | 4 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| Non-respiratory. | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
• *- In addition~3 cases notified 'Non-Civilian
X-i ^uditioii 1 case no-t.i£ied non—civillan.