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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Outwork (Sections 110 and 111).
| Nature of Work | Section 110 | Section 111 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply list | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | |
| Wearing Apparel: Making, etc. | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cleaning and Washing | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Household Linen | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cosaques, Christmas Crackers, Christmas Stockings, etc. | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
A.—Notifiable Diseases during the Year 1948.
| Disease | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 78* | 70 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 36 § | 3 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1† | 1 | - |
| Measles | 335+ | 21 | - |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | l* | 1 | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dysentery | 4 | 4 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | 1 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 15 | 15 | - |
| Small-pox | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 4 | — | — |
| Malaria (contracted abroad) | — | — | — |
| Ac. Polio-encephalitis | — | - | - |
* In addition, four cases originally notified and admitted to Hospital were
subsequently diagnosed not Scarlet Fever.
In addition two cases originally notified and admitted to Hospital were
subsequently diagnosed not Poliomyelitis.
† In addition nine cases originally notified and admitted to Hospital were
subsequently diagnosed not Diphtheria.
‡ In addition, two cases originally notified and admitted to Hospital were
subsequently diagnosed not Measles.
In addition, one case originally notified and admitted to Hospital was
diagnosed not Whooping Cough.
* Originally notified as Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
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