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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
Brentford 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford]
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| Scarlet Fever | 46 |
| Diphtheria | 9 |
| 55 | |
| Under treatment Dec. 31st, 1908 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 |
| Total | 56 |
No deaths occurred in the Hospital during the year.
The number of cases admitted during the year was small, there
being 47, against 119 in 1907. One case of Puerperal Fever was
removed to the workhouse infirmary. Although the work at the
Hospital has not been so heavy as in previous years the nursing
has been carried on to my entire satisfaction, and the matron and
the nurses have been most zealous in the discharge of their duties,
and the Hospital has been a model of cleanliness and order. The
porter also has carried out all his duties thoroughly and efficiently,
and the grounds are always a model of tidyness.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NOTIFICATION) ACT.
Under this Act I have received 89 certificates, being a decrease
of 86 on the previous year.
The following table shows the number of notifications received from Medical Practitioners during the various months of the year.
| Month. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria & Memb. Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 10 |
| February | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 11 |
| March | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 11 |
| April | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| May | 9 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | '4 |
| June | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| July | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 |
| August | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| September | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 |
| October | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 7 | |
| November | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
| December | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 |
| Totals. | 42 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 89 |