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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
Hayes and Harlington 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes and Harlington]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR, 1943
(Continued)
| Disease | Total Cases Notified | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | - | - | |
| Measles | 735 | 3 | 2 | |
| Whooping cough | 137 | - | - | |
| Dysentery | 10 | 9 | — | |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Polio-encephalitis | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Typhoid | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
ANALYSIS OF THE TOTAL CASES
| Disease | At ages | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over | |
| Scarlet fever | 2 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 39 | 214 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Meningococcal meningitis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Puerperal pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | |||
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | - | — | — | - | — | - | — | - | — | — | — |
| Measles | 46 | 70 | 75 | 90 | 116 | 308 | 14 | 3 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Whooping cough | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 40 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Dysentery | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | ~ | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | — | - |
| Polio-encephalitis | - | — | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
TUBERCULOSIS New cases and Mortality during 1943.
| New cases | Deaths | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 15 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 25 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 35 | 13 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 |
| 45 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - |
| 55 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | - |
| 65 and upwards | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 36 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 |
The ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to total
tuberculosis deaths is 23.7 per cent.
No action has been taken under the Public Health (Prevention of
tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, relating to tuberculous employees in
the milk trade, nor under the Public Health Act, 1936p Section 172, for
the compulsory removal to hospital of persons suffering from tuberculosis.
(August, 1944.)