Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System.
The incidence of Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis
and Encephalitis Lethargica is separately set forth below :—
a statement of the notifications received and deaths recorded are as follows:—
No. of cases Notified. | No. of deaths (all forms of Pneumonia.) | Death rate per 1,000 population. | |
---|---|---|---|
Average 1920.1924 | 94 | 137 | 1 .2 |
1925.1929 | 172 | 121 | 1.0 |
1930 | 74 | 73 | 0.7 |
1931 | 101 | 113 | 1 .0 |
1932 | 104 | 82 | 0.7 |
1933 | 157 | 84 | 0.8 |
1934 | 137 | 84 | 0.8 |
1935 | 77 | 64 | 0.6 |
1936 | 83 | 63 | 0.6 |
Since the 1st January, 1928, Malaria, induced therapeutically, is notifiable if liable to recur.
Average | Average | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1920.1924 | 1925.1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | |
Cases | 8 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
The figures are as follows:—
Average | Average | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1920.1924 (total) | 1925.1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | |
Cases | 3 | 2.5 | — | — | — | . . | - | — | 1 |
Deaths | — | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
All cases are periodically re-visited and treatment offered.
Pneumonia.
Both Acute Primary and Influenzal Pneumonia are notifiable, and
Since 1920, this has been notifiable in the case of children under two years of age, and the following are particulars of notifications received and deaths:—
Average 1920.1924 | Average 1925.29 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases Notified. | 66 | 75 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 58 |
Deaths | 28 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 23 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 18 |