Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]
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Encephalitis Lethargica.
No case of Encephalitis Lethargica was notified.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
Two cases of Puerperal Fever were notified during the
year. Both were removed to Hospital.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
See page 56.
Pneumonia, Malaria and Dysentery.
PNEUMONIA. There were 32 cases of Pneumonia
notified during the year, 20 of which were treated in
Hospital.
malaria. One case of Malaria, believed to be contracted
abroad, was notified during the year.
Dysentery. No case of Dysentery was notified.
The following table shows the case rate of certain infectious diseases notified in Teddington compared with that for England and Wales for the year 1934:—
Disease | Cases notified in District | Case rate per 1,000 living in England and Wales | |
---|---|---|---|
Number notified | Case rate per 1,000 living | ||
Smallpox | — | — | 0 004 |
Diphtheria | 14 | 0.60 | 1.70 |
Scarlet Fever | 37 | 1.60 | 3.76 |
Enteric Fever | — | — | 0.03 |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | 0.08 | 0.06 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | 0.15 |
Erysipelas | 16 | 0.69 | 0.51 |
(b) NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Measles, Whooping Cough, Influenza, Chickenpox,
and Mumps are included in the group of diseases under
this heading. The first three—Measles, Whooping
Cough and Influenza—are frequently responsible for a
high mortality rate and serious complications which may
persist throughout life. It will be seen, therefore, that
from a public health point of view they are often of
greater importance than the notifiable diseases.
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