London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Twickenham 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Byelaws in force in the district.
*New Streets and Buildings.
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops.
Nuisances.
Sanitary Conveniences.
Removal of Noxious and Offensive Matters.
Offensive Trade (Fish Fryer).
Slaughter Houses.
*Pleasure Grounds and Parks.
Allotments.
Common Lodging Houses.
*Libraries.
Those marked * are not administered by the Health Committee.
PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
DISEASE.
Two hundred and thirty notifications were received relating to
cases of acute infectious disease, the figures for each disease being
as follows:—
Scarlet Fever 98 Puerperal Fever 6
Diphtheria 92 Enteric Fever 9
Erysipelas 22 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 3
The attack rates per 1,000 of the population compared with those of the whole of England (excluding London) are indicated in the following table :—
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Twickenham. | England. | Twickenham. | England. |
| 1911 | 1.39 | 2.84 | 3.30 | 1.33 |
| 1912 | 0.91 | 2.95 | 2.90 | 1.24 |
| 1913 | 3.75 | 3.51 | 1.64 | 1.39 |
| 1914 | 3.06 | 4.38 | 2.87 | 1.60 |
The number of notifications of acute infectious diseases was
higher than in the previous year. Scarlet fever was somewhat less