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Friern Barnet 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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TABLE 1.
FRIERN BARNET URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
ANALYSIS OF CASES OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR DECEMBER 31st, 1953.
| DISEASE | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED | CASES IN EACH WARD | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT AGES YEARS | WARDS | Ho. of Deaths | No. of cases to Hosd. | Death rate per 1000 -oop. | ||||||||||||
| All | Un. 1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 & Over | North | South | Cent. | Asy. | E. & W | F. B. | |||
| Pneumonia | 54 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 29 | - | - | 1.2 | |
| Diphtheria | 6 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | 0.05 | 0.00 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 57 | - | 12 | 30 | 9 | 6 | - | - | 16 | 24 | 17 | - | - | 38 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 0.00 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | O.Ol | 0.00 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pulm. Tuberculosis | 14 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | - | 12 | - | - | 0.57 | |
| Other Tuberculosis | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 0.04 | |
| Totals | 149 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 19 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 25 | 49 | 35 | 40 | 43 | 45 | - | - |
In addition to the above 4 oases of Measles were also removed to Hospital. One case of Small-pox was notified, which
subsequently proved not to be Small-pox.