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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
Barnes 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Notifiable Infectious Diseases.
Table showing the number of Notifications of Scarlet Fever received during 1922, the number of cases removed to Hospital, and the number of cases treated at home arranged in four-weekly periods:—
| Four weekly period ending | Number of cases notified. | Number of cases removed to Hospital | Number of cases, treated at home. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 28 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| February 25 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| March 25 | 13 | 13 | — |
| April 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| May 20 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| June 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| July 15 | 4 | 4 | — |
| August 13 | 7 | 7 | — |
| September 9 | 3 | 3 | — |
| October 7 | 6 | 6 | — |
| November 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| December 2 | 4 | 4 | — |
| December 31 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 100 | 85 | 15 |
Table showing the number of cases of Scarlet Fever notified and the incidence-rate (cases per 1,000 of population), the number of cases and percentage of cases removed to Hospital, and the number of deaths and mortality rate per 100 cases during the past 10 years:—
| Year. | Number of Cases Notified. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital. | Number of Deaths. | Incidence Rate Cases per 1,000 of Population. | Percentage removed to Hospital. | Mortality Pate per 100 Cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 95 | 82 | — | 2.85 | 86 | 0.00 |
| 1914 | 153 | 119 | — | 4.40 | 78 | 0.00 |
| 1915 | 137 | 111 | 3 | 4.09 | 81 | 2.19 |
| 1916 | 94 | 81 | 2 | 2.94 | 86 | 2.13 |
| 1917 | 37 | 35 | — | 1.12 | 95 | 0.00 |
| 1918 | 32 | 25 | 1 | 0.99 | 78 | 3.13 |
| 1919 | 88 | 63 | — | 2.65 | 72 | 0.00 |
| 1920 | 69 | 57 | 1 | 2.02 | 83 | 1.45 |
| 1921 | 108 | 83 | 1 | 3.18 | 77 | 0.92 |
| 1922 | 100 | 85 | 4 | 2.93 | 85 | 4.00 |