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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
Sutton and Cheam 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING 1942.
| Disease. | Under 1 Year. | 1 Year. | 2 Years. | 3 Years. | 4 Years. | 5 Years. | 10 Years. | 15 Years. | 20 Years. | 35 Years. | 45 Years. | 65 Years. | Totals. | Removed to Hospital. | Died. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 7 | 106 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 150 | 108 | - | |
| Diphtheria | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 14 | 13 | 1 | |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | |
| Para- typhoid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 31 | |
| Epysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 3 | - | |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | - | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Measles | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 88 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 155 | 5 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 68 | 1 | - | |
| London cases in the Downs Hospital | S.F. | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | - |
| Dip. | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | - | |
| Meas | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | |
| W.C. | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 34 | - | |
Under Column "Died" all deaths, whether notified in the
District or outside it, or not notified at all, are included.
BACTERLOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS:- The following examinations of specimens were mace by direction of the Borough Council:-
| Diphtheria. | Enteric. | Tuberculosis. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative | Positive. | Negative | Positive. | Negative. |
| 26 | 260 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 57 |
Diphtheria swabs arc also taken by the School Nurses and sent
to the County Laboratory; these are not included in the above Table
NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES:- School teachers reported
204 cases of German Mesles, 149 cases of Chicken Pox, 135 cases
of Mumps, 21 cases of Scabies, and 29 cases of Conjunctivitis.
An outbreak of acute contagious conjunctivitis occurred in one
school during February and March, and was reduced by exclusion
of suspected cases. School notifications are a useful index
of the prevalence of non notifiable diseases, and are a basis
for consultations with the school medical officers.
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