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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

Friern Barnet 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]

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NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
Measles.
Only 27 oases were notified by school teachers and others. The
disease was of a mild type, and the majority of the cases occurred at
the Sydney Road School.
Mumps.
There were no cases of Mumps notified by school teachers
during the year.
Chicken-pox.
24 oases were notified, and was again less prevalent than
during the past few years.
Whooping Cough.
Only 1 case was notified, and the incidence of the disease
shows a steady decline over the past few years.

Table: The following table shows the number of oases of non-notifiable diseases which have been brought to my notice by school teachers and other officers of the Education Authority.

The following table shows the number of oases of non-notifiable diseases which have been brought to my notice by school teachers and other officers of the Education Authority.

SchoolChicken-poxMumpsMeaslesWhooping Cough
Sydney Road1-26-
St. Paula----
St. James's----
All Salute M.C.Co Infts----
All Saints Girls14---
Holly Park----
Cromwell Road----
St. John's9-1-
Totals24-271

Table: BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.The following bacteriological examinations and tests have been made during the year.

BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.

The following bacteriological examinations and tests have been made during the year.

Examination and resultDiphtheriaTubercleTyphoid Fever
Positive4--
Negative90161
Totals84161