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Matron of the Isolation Hospital. Miss P. Thompson, S.R.N., R.F.N. * (Serving with H.M. Forces). Public Health Department, 394, Upper Richmond Road, East Sheen, S.W.14. To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of Barnes. Mr. Mayor, Madam and Gentlemen, I have the honour to present my Annual Report for the ...
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This is therefore my first report as your Medical Officer of Health and I regret that, firstly, it is belated owing to the greatly increased pressure of work in the department as a result of the circumstances of war and loss of staff, and, secondly, that it has had to be severely curtailed in accordance with instructio...
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Mayor, Madam and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, W. F. TWINING McMATH, Medical Officer of Health. BOROUGH OF BARNES. REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR THE YEAR 1940. PREFACE. In accordance with the terms of Ministry of Health Circular 2,067, in view of the increasing pressure of work in the Public Health De...
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Forces in January, 1940, and was replaced by a temporary female clerk. As the Medical Officer of Health is responsible for the organisation and control of the Civil Defence Casualty Services, including cleansing stations and the decontamination of foodstuffs, it was unavoidable that many of the members of the staff wer...
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Particular attention was given during the year to sites of buildings demolished by enemy action, steps being taken to prevent rats escaping from the sewers via damaged house drains. In addition, all allotments and piggeries were regularly visited by the ratcatcher and action taken to prevent rats harbouring on the site...
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As a result of the suspension of routine visiting no action was taken in respcct of any premises so let, but it is anticipated that owing to war conditions the number of premises in the Borough so occupied will have considerably increased. FISH FRYERS. The Order made by the late Barnes Urban District Council declaring ...
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Particulars of the incidence and distribution of the cases of infectious disease notified during the year 1940 are set out in Tables 22-25 in the Appendix, in which the number of cases removed to hospital and the number of deaths in the district from these diseases are also given. It will be observed by reference there...
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Early in 1940 all outstanding applications were dealt with and the necessary injections given, the children attending at the Public Health Department offices for the purpose. In July the clinics re-commenced, Essex House Centre being again available. The inoculations were given by the Assistant Medical Officer of Healt...
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During the year 1940 the number of deaths of infants under one year was 12, representing a rate of infantile mortality of 35 per 1,000 registered births. This is the lowest rate ever recorded, the previous lowest being 36, in 1937. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES. As a result of the two existing maternity and child...
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STATISTICS and TABLES. 8 BOROUGH OF BARNES. VITAL STATISTICS. The following statistical information relating to the Borough has been completed on receipt of the Local and National Statistics issued by the Registrar-General in connection with Population, Birth-rate, Death-rates, Maternal Mortality, Infantile Mortality, ...
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2) 13 8 5 Deaths:β€” (Comparability factor 0.88) Death-rate, all causes (per 1,000 of population) 13.9 Total. M. F. Deaths (all causes) 554 263 291 Death-rate from Cancer (per 1,000 of population), 87 deaths 2.49 Death-rate from Zymotic Diseases (per 1,000 of population) 0.06 Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil , , Whoopi...
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000 live births) 35.2 Death-rate for Legitimate infants (12 deaths) 36.5 Illegitimate infants (no deaths) β€” [Note: Births; for purpose of these rates=Total, 341 Legit. 328 ; Illeg. 13]. 9 Table 2.β€”Vital Statistics of the Borough of Barnes during 1940 and previous 5 Years Year. Registered Births Total Deaths Registered ...
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9 18 204 19 48.3 391 9.3 1936 259 351 8.4 271 6.5 12 227 19 54.1 486 11.7 1937 278 365 8.9 252 6.1 25 242 13 35.6 469 11.4 1938 309 378 9.2 237 5.8 15 219 26 68.7 443 10.8 1939 307 397 9.6 215 5.5 14 221 16 40.9 422 10.8 1940 285 361 10.3 278 7.0 23 276 12 35.2 554 13.9 10 Table 3.β€”Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis ...
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with corresponding rates for england and wales, 126 great towns, 148 smaller towns, and for the County of London for comparison. Birthrate per 1,000 Total Population. Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. Death rate per l 000 Births. Matfrnal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Total Births All Causes Enteric Fever. Small-pox M...
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including London 16.0 15.8 - - 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.07 0.29 5.9 61 Not available 148 Smaller Towns (Estimated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931) 15.7 12.8 - - 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.30 4.4 54 London 13.7 17.8 β€” - 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.18 5.8 50 Barnes Borough 10.3 13.9 - - - β€” β€” 0.03 0.40 5.9 35 5.64 β€” 5...
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Total Deaths Male Female 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers β€” β€” β€” 2 Cerebro-spinal fever 1 β€” 1 3 Scarlet Fever β€” β€” β€” 4 Whooping Cough β€” β€” β€” 5 Diphtheria 1 β€” 1 6 Tuberculosis of respiratory system 26 14 12 7 Other forms of tuberculosis 4 1 3 8 Syphilitic diseases 3 3 β€” 9 Influenza 14 11 3 10 Measles β€” β€” β€” 11 Acute poliomy...
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all other sites 59 36 23 17 Diabetes 3 β€” 3 18 Intra-cranial vascular lesions 38 16 22 19 Heart Disease 108 56 53 20 Other diseases of circulatory system 20 11 9 21 Bronchitis 24 11 13 22 Pneumonia 25 12 13 23 Other respiratory diseases 10 5 5 24 Ulceration of stomach or duodenum 7 4 3 25 Diarrhoea under 2 years 1 β€” 1 2...
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infantile diseases 5 2 3 33 Suicide 5 2 3 34 Road traffic accidents 2 1 1 35 Other violent causes 71 29 42 36 All other causes 65 23 41 All Causes 554 263 291 12 Table 5.β€”Infant Mortality during the Year 1940. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year. Cause of Death. Under 1 Week. 1-2 Weeks. 2-3 Week...
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Deaths in Institu'ns Premature Birth 3 ... ... ... 3 1 ... ... ... 4 ... 4 4 Congenital Malformations ... ... ... 1 1 ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 1 Injury at Birth 2 ... ... ... 2 ... ... ... ... 2 ... 2 2 Diarrhoea and Enteritis ... ... ... 1 1 ... ... ... ... 1 1 ... ... Pneumonia (all forms) ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 .....
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The death-rate for 1940 from each of the seven principal epidemic diseases (zymotic diseases) are given separately in Table 6, and in Table 7, the zymotic death-rate for the five years, 1935 to 1939, are contrasted with the rate for 1940. In each of these Tables the death-rates for London and for England and Wales are ...
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Small-pox - β€” β€” Enteric Fever β€” 0.00 0.00 Measles β€” 0.01 0.02 Scarlet Fever β€” 0.00 0.00 Whooping Cough β€” 0.00 0.02 Diphtheria 0.03 0.01 0.06 Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 0.03 0.07 0.07 Zymotic Death Rate 0.06 0.09 0.17 13 Table 7.β€”Zymotic Death-rate for 1940, contrasted with the Death-rates for the previous Five Years. Ye...
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1935 0.14 0.26 0.24 1936 0.12 0.48 0.30 1937 β€” 0.29 0.23 1938 0.20 0.33 0.23 1939 0.03 0.16 0.17 1940 0.06 0.09 0.17 Table 8.β€”Measles: Death-Rate per 1,000 of Population. Year. Barnes. London. England & Wales.
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1936 0.02 0.14 0.07 1937 β€” 0.01 0.02 1938 0.02 0.06 0.04 1939 β€” 0.00 0.01 1940 β€” 0.01 0.02 Average Rate 1936-1940 0.01 0.04 0.03 Table 9.β€”Whooping Cough: Death-Rate per 1,000 of the Population. Year. Barnes. London. England & Wales.
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1936 0.02 0.07 0.05 1937 β€” 0.06 0.04 1938 0.02 0.03 0.03 1939 β€” 0.03 0.03 1940 β€” 0.00 0.02 Average Rate 1936-1940 0.01 0.05 0.03 14 GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA. Table 10.β€”Public Mortuary. Number of Bodies Received at Borough Public Mortuary During 1940 Resident NonResident Persons Unknown Total For...
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of Persons Attendances No, of Persons Attendances No. of Persons Attendances Children under school-age - - - - 1 2 1 2 Schoolchildren 34 39 β€” β€” 6 29 40 68 Adults 1 1 β€” β€” 13 70 14 71 Totals 35 40 β€” β€” 20 101 55 141 Table 12β€”Infected and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealt with by the Council). Premises disinfected 28 Room...
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Number of complaints received 90 Visits to (a) Enclosed premises 230 (b) Open spaces 843 Number of occasions on which (a) Poison bait was laid 135 (b) Gas (sulphurdioxide) was used 7 15 SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. Table 14.β€”Showing the Number and Nature of the Inspections made by the sanitary inspectors during ...
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Poulterers 18 18 - - - - Greengrocers 37 87 1 1 β€” β€” Cookedprovision shops 30 108 - - - - Ice-cream shops 45 50 - β€” β€” β€” Restaurants 27 38 1 1 β€” β€” Fried-fish shops 3 17 - β€” β€” β€” Slaughterhouses 1 11 - β€” β€” β€” Bakehouses 11 14 2 2 β€” β€” Factories:β€” Mechanical 93 73 3 3 β€” β€” Non-mechanic'l 42 48 β€” β€” β€” β€” Workplaces 35 73 β€” β€” β€” β€” ...
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House - toHouse Inspection - 1284 125 124 1 1 (2) Inspected on complaint 184 (3) Inspected in course of other work:β€” (a) Housing work, etc 213 (b) For infectious diseases 31 Totals 926 2184 137 136 1 1 Number of visits made by Sanitary Inspectors' Assistant β€” For purpose of drain-testing 31 16 Table 15.β€”Factories. No. ...
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Inspector of Factories Nil Table 16.β€”Home Workers. Work undertaken. No. on Register. Fancy Needlework 2 Dressmaking 3 Tailoring 2 Boot Repairing 2 Total 9 Table 17.β€”Shops Acts, 1938. Number of shop premises inspected during 1940 58 Number of Notices served on occupiersβ€” Re Sanitary Accommodation 3 Number of such Notice...
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Number of Dwellings Owned by the Local Authority:β€” Number of houses 241 Total 448 β€ž β€ž flats 207 2. Unfit Houses. (I) Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year:β€” (i) (ai Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 393 (b) Number of inspections made for the purp...
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1925 and 1932 Nil (b) Number of re-inspections made under the Regulations 283 (iii) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation Nil (iv) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be...
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9, 10 and 16, Housing Act, 1936β€”(Repair of dwellinghouses). (b)β€”Sec. 11 and 13, Housing Act, 1936β€”(Demolition Order). (c)β€”Sec. 12, Housing Act, 1936β€”(Closing Order, underground rooms). 18 3. Housing Act, 1936β€”Part IVβ€”Overcrowding. (a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year 1 (ii) Number of families ...
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1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Awaiting abatement 1st January 140 119 109 37 18 New cases discovered 20 22 14 4 1 Total for abatement 160 141 123 41 19 Abated during the year 41 32 86 23 18 Awaiting abatement 31st December 119 109 37 18 1 INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Table 20.β€”Slaughterhouses. Private. Public. Total. ...
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Table 21.β€”Unsound Food. In no instance was it found necessary to seize unsound food on any premises. The following articles were voluntanly surrendered and destroyed as being unfit for human consumption:β€” Beef 108 lbs. Sausages 37 lbs. Ox Liver 15 lbs. Fish 13 boxes. Ox Kidney 1 Rabbits 2 Tripe 12 lbs. Cooked Ham 28 lb...
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Small-pox - - 0.00 Scarlet Fever 1.18 0.82 1.63 Diphtheria 0.14 0.61 1.16 Enteric Fever 0.06 0.06 0.07 Erysipelas 0.11 0.35 0.33 Pneumonia 0.40 0.87 1.20 Table 23.β€”Showing the Notifications of Infectious Diseases Received during 1940 arranged in Four-Weekly Periods. Fourweekly period ending Diphtheria. Scarlet Fever. M...
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23 β€” 1 3 1 2 β€” β€” 2 β€” 1 April 20 1 3 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” May 18 β€” 4 β€” β€” 3 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” June 15 β€” 3 3 β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” July 13 β€” 3 β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” Aug. 10 β€” 5 2 β€” 2 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Sept. 7 1 3 1 β€” 2 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Oct. 5 β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” 1 β€”. Nov. 2 β€” 4 18 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Nov. 30 β€” 3 20 1 β€” 2 1 β€” 1 β€” Dec.
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28 3 3 28 β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” 1 Totals 5 39 79 2 14 4 2 5 2 2 20 Table 24.β€”Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1940. Diseases. Total Cases Notified. Ages, in years. Parish Removed to Hospital. Total Deaths of Residents. † Under 1 year 1 to 2. 2 to 3. 3 to 4. 4 to 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 15. 15 to 20. 20 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 to ...
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Diphtheria 5 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 2 1 1 β€” l β€” β€” β€” 2 3 5 1 Scarlet Fever 39 β€” 1 2 β€” l 12 8 2 l 7 3 2 β€” 13 26 35 β€” Measles 79 2 12 5 3 12 33 3 5 3 4 β€” β€” β€” 13 66 3 β€” Enteric Fever 2 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” 1 1 2 β€” Pul. Tuberculosis 32 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 3 4 9 7 9 β€” 11 21 33 26 Non-Pul. Tuberculosis β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” 3 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 2 2 4 4 P...
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5 9 1 25 Erysipelas 4 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 3 β€” 3 1 1 β€” Puerperal Pyrexia 2 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 1 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 2 1 β€” Ophthalmia Neonatorum 2 2 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 1 1 β€” Cerebro-spinal Fever 5 β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” 1 1 1 β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” 1 4 5 1 Whooping Cough 2 β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 1 β€” β€” All Diseases 190 4 13 9 4 13 50 15 17 11 22 ...
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and are not necessarily deaths of persons recorded as notified during the year. 21 Table 25.β€”Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1930 to 1940. Year. 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Diphtheria 41 16 1 72 29 31 4 3 1 4 5 Scarlet Fever 74 64 92 147 132 77 56 84 52 36 89 Enteric Fever 45 3 4 β€” 1 1 3 3 2 ...
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Pyrexia 2 2 4 2 2 3 1 1 4 3 2 Erysipelas 8 7 10 16 11 16 11 12 6 10 4 Continued Fever β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Relapsing Fever β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Typhus Fever β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Small-pox β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Cholera β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Plague β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Tuberculosis, P. 43 41 44 30 42 21 39 28 25 35 3...
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β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” 2 1 β€” β€” Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 β€” 1 β€” 1 1 1 1 1 β€” 2 Measles 397 31 790 50 551 7 517 101 387 8 79 Rubella 41 16 8 23 61 5 29 9 419 22 * Encephalitis Lethargica β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Polioencephalitis β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Malaria β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Dysentery β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” Pneumonia 16 28 30 35 36 13...
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Number in Borough Number of who suffered Scarlet Fever scholars i from:β€” Diphtheria Public Elementary Schools:β€” 10 Barnes Central Boys 2 β€” ,, ,, Girls 1 β€” Lowther J.M. and Infants β€” β€” East Sheen J.M. and Infants 7 1 Mortlake Central Boys β€” β€” ,, ,, Girls β€” β€” Mortlake Council J.M. and Infants 5 β€” Mortlake C.E. Mixed 2 1 ...
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Position on 31st Dec., 1940 † TOTAL CASES dealt with during 1940 138 (A) Continued in Attendance. 126 (1) Primary-Schick Negative:β€” 3 (a) Re-Schick Negative (Certificate) 1* (b) Awaiting re-Schick test 2 (2) Primary Schick-Positive:β€” 123 (a) 3-injections and, Post-Schick Negative (Certificate) 45* (b) Awaiting Post-Sch...
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† The figures in this Table do not include 90 children who attended at the Clinic during the year merely for the purpose of a Re-Schick Test two years after the date of immunisation. Table 28.β€”Laboratory Facilities. Specimens examined during the year were as follows:β€” Sputa for detection of tubercle bacilli 120 Swabs β€ž...
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On Register, 1st Ian., 1940 Cases Added. Removed from Register. Remaining on Register 31st Dec 1940 Primary Notif ns Other- wise. Total. NonTub. Cured Left District Dead. Total. Pulmonary 152 32 15 47* 1 3 25 27 56 143 Non-Pulm'y 56 4 1 5 1 β€” 7 3 11 50 All Forms 208 36 16 52* 2 3 32 30 67 193 * Included in these figure...
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Male Fem'le Male Fem'le Male Fem'le Male Fem'le 0-1 years β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 1-5 β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” 5-10 β€ž β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” 10-15 β€ž β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” β€” 15-20 β€ž β€” 3 1 2 β€” β€” β€” 1 20-25 β€ž 5 1 β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” 25-35 β€ž 5 6 β€” β€” 5 2 β€” 1 35-45 β€ž 5 7 β€” β€” 4 4 β€” β€” 45-55 β€ž 5 2 β€” β€” 4 2 β€” β€” 55-65 β€ž 1 2 β€” β€” 1 1 β€” β€” 65 β€ž and over β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” All a...
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all other new cases coming to the knowledge of the M.O.H. are included in these figures. Incidence-rate-Pulmonary 0.91 Non-pulmonary 0.12 All forms 1.03 Death-rate β€”Pulmonary 0.72 Non-Pulmonary 0.14 All forms 0.86 24 Table 31.β€”Institutional Treatment. Admissions during 1940 were as under:β€” Pulmonary Tuberculosis : To S...
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Diphtheria 5 1* Cellulitisβ€”sent in as Diphtheria 1 1 Scarlet Fever 34 β€” Pneumonia Sent in as Scarlet Fever 1 β€” Measles 1 β€” Rubella 3 β€” Papula urticaria 1 β€” Chichenpox 1 β€” Cerebro-spinal Fever 2 β€” Influenzaβ€”sent in as Cerebro-Spinal Fever 1 β€” Measles 2 1 Urticariaβ€”sent in as Measles 1 β€” Rubella 3 β€” Erysipelas 1 β€” Pneumo...
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(2) Cellulitis of Neck, admitted as Diphtheriaβ€”tracheotomy performedβ€” died 6th day after admission. Complications. (1) Scarlet Feverβ€”Rheumatism, 2; secondary tonsilitis, 1; rhinorrhΕ“a, 1, (2) Measlesβ€”Otorrhoea, 1, 25 MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. Table 33.β€”Home-Visiting.
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A summary of the work performed by the three Health Visitors during the year is given below:β€” Visits to expectant mothers 566 First visits to newly-born infants 304 Revisits to infants under 1 year 2,562 Visits to children aged 1 to 5 years 4,096 Visits in connection with Council's scheme for the supply of milk 574 Sti...
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Number of births registered during 1940 as occurring in the Borough 285 8 293 Number of such births not notified in accordance with the Public Health Act, 1936, Part VII 4 - 4 (b) Notified. Number of births, live and still, notified during the yearβ€” by medical practitioners 11 by midwives 258 by other persons 4 Total n...
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Table 36β€”Ante-Natal Clinic. Total number of expectant mothers attending Borough ante-natal Clinic during the year 196 Number of new cases attending for first time and included in total number 157 Number of attendances made by all mothers 508 Percentage of expectant mothers of total notified births attending Borough Cli...
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Year 1940, New Cases:β€” Infants under 1 year 211 256 Children 1 to 5 years 70 128 Total 281 384 Number of Children attending during the year:β€” Infants under 1 year 365 312 Children 1 to 5 years 501 364 Total 866 676 Number of attendances made by:β€” Infants under 1 year 3 281 2,027 Children 1 to 5 years 2,579 1,412 Total ...
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The following is a summary of the cases on the Register during 1940:β€” Foster-mothers on the Register at the beginning of the year 3 ,, ,, added to the Register 9 β€ž β€ž removed from the Register, having ceased to have care of children 7 ,, β€ž on the Register at the end of 1940 5 Foster-children on the Register at the begin...
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Barnes District Nursing Association Mortlake District Nursing Association Totals Home-visits in connection with maternity and child welfare β€” β€” β€” β€ž β€ž to cases ofβ€”pneumonia 72 55 127 β€”influenza 41 β€” 41 β€ž ,, to other general and surgical cases 6,375 16,565 22,940 6,488 16,620 23,108 (2) Barnes and Mortlake Day Nursery. A...
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BARN 9 BOROUGH OF BARNES Annual Report OF THS Medical Officer of Health For the Year 1941 BOROUGH OF BARNES the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1941 W. F. Twining McMath, M.d. Belf., M.R.c.p. Lond., L.M D.P.H. Medical Officer of Health. BOROUGH OF BARNES. STAFF OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMEN...
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Inst., Cert. Meat and Food Insp. Additional Sanitary Inspectors. G. G. Gardiner *A. A. Brown *R. H. Street Cert. San. Insp., Cert. Meat and Food Insp. Temporary Sanitary Inspectors. E. Kilner J.Plant Cert. San. Insp., Cert. Meat and Food Insp. Health Visitors. Miss M. Parnell, S.R.N., S.C.M., Cert. Health Visitor. Miss...
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Miss B. Haydon. Miss K. P. Morcom. Miss H. Wheatley. Mrs. M. Wall. Matron of the Infectious Diseases Hospital. Miss P. Thompson, S.R.N., R.F.N. * (Serving with H.M. Forces). 3 Public Health Department, 394, Upper Richmond Road, East Sheen, S.W.14. To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of Barnes. Mr. May...
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Once again I desire to express appreciation of the support afforded me by the Council and to the staff of the Public Health Department for their continued co-operation and devotion to duty in trying circumstances. I have the honour to be, Mr. Mayor, Madam and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, W. F. TWINING McMATH, Medi...
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Forces in July, 1941, and was replaced by a Temporary Sanitary Inspector, Mr. J. G. Plant, who commenced duties on the 13th October, 1941. Mr. R. H. Billen, a member of the clerical staff who had joined H.M. Forces in September, 1940, resigned his appointment on the 10th December, 1941. The vacancy on the permanent sta...
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Sister A. M. Jones was promoted to fill the position of Assistant Matron. The ambulance driver at the hospital, Mr. M. A. Pearson, having been called to H.M. Forces, the position was filled by a temporary ambulance driver. SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT. The suspension of routine housing inspections and similar in...
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It will be seen by reference to the statistics referred to that the incidence of infectious disease during 1941 was lower than those for London and for England and Wales as a whole in every case except whooping cough, which was slightly higher than both. There were 4 cases of cerebro-spinai fever in 1941 compared with ...
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In general the two-injection method of immunisation has been substituted in place of the original method, when three injections were given. The pre-Schick test was discontinued. IMMUNISATION AGAINST TYPHOID AND PARATYPHOID FEVERS. In January of this year, consequent upon a circular from the Ministry of Health upon the ...
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL. Under the Local Government Act, 1929, a reciprocal scheme for the provision of adequate hospital accommodation for the treatment of infectious diseases was inaugurated, covering the whole of the hospital authorities in Surrey with one or two exceptions, and including the Borough of Barnes....
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Although the mortuary is still available for use if required, owing to war conditions in practice the police authorities, who mainly make use of the mortuary, have arranged as a matter of convenience that bodies on which post-mortems, etc., are required are sent to the mortuary at Richmond. CLEANSING STATION. Owing to ...
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It is worthy of comment that of these 24 deaths, 14 occurred during the first week of life, 9 of which being due to prematurity, possibly associated with the intense air-raiding in the early part of the year. Eleven of the deaths occurred in hospitals and 5 in private nursing homesβ€”eight only occurring at home. MATERNI...
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As a result of reports and investigation it became apparent in the course of the year that some additional day nursery provision would be required for the care of children of mothers in employment Representations were made to the Ministry of Health for permission to establish additional day nurseries. The matter was st...
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M. F. Legitimate 334 176 158 Illegitimate 26 13 13 Total 360 189 171 Still Birth-rate (per 1,000 total births) 37.4 Total . M. F. Still Births (Legit. 11; Illegit. 3) 14 7 7 Deaths:β€” Death-rate, all causes (per 1,000 of population) 14.4 Total. M. F. Deaths (all causes) 449 222 227 Death-rate from Cancer (per 1,000 of p...
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Other Puerperal causes 1 [Note : Births for purpose of this rate = 334 (Live, 322 ; Still, 12)] Death-rate of infants under one year (per 1,000 live births) 74.5 Death-rate for Legitimate infants (22 deaths) 74.3 Illegitmate infants (2 deaths) 76.9 [Note: Births for purpose of these rates=Total, 322 Legit. 296 ; 1 Ille...
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Rate per 1.000 nett births Number Rate Number. Rate. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1936 259 351 8.4 271 6.5 12 227 19 54.1 486 11.7 1937 278 365 8.9 252 6.1 25 242 13 35.6 469 11.4 1938 309 378 9.2 237 5.8 15 219 26 68.7 443 10.8 1939 307 397 9.6 215 5.5 14 221 16 40.9 422 10.8 1940 285 361 10.3 301 7.6 23 276 12 35.2 554...
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6 215 69 14 248 22 74.5 419 14.4 10 Table 3.β€”Birth.rate, Death.rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1941, with corresponding rates for England and Wales, 126 Great Towns, 148 Smaller Towns, and for the County of London for comparison. Birthrate perl,000 total Population. Annual Death.rate per 1,000 Populatio...
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00 β€” 0.03 0.00 0.06 0.07 0.19 5.1 59 2.23 0.48 1.75 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London 14.7 14.9 0.00 β€” 0.03 0.00 0.07 0.08 0.17 7.5 71 Not avail able 148 Smaller Towns (Estimated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931) 16.4 13.0 0.00 β€” 0.03 0.00 0.06 0.06 0.20 4.6 56 London 8.9 16.3 0...
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4 1 β€” β€” β€” 0.03 β€” 0.06 9.3 75 2.99 β€” 2.99 11 Table 4.β€”Causes of Death during the Year 1941. Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes).
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Total Deaths Male Female 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers β€” β€” -l 2 Cerebro-spinal fever 1 1 β€” 3 Scarlet Fever β€” β€” β€” 4 Whooping Cough 1 1 β€” 5 Diphtheria β€” β€” β€” 6 Tuberculosis of respiratory system 20 15 5 7 Other forms of tuberculosis 1 β€” 1 8 Syphilitic diseases 2 2 β€” 9 Influenza 2 1 1 10 Measles β€” β€” β€” 11 Acute poliomyel...
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2 18 Intra-cranial vascular lesions 40 13 27 19 Heart Disease 102 44 58 20 Other diseases of circulatory system 13 6 7 21 Bronchitis 19 11 8 22 Pneumonia 20 10 10 23 Other respiratory diseases 9 3 6 24 Ulceration of stomach or duodenum 2 1 1 25 Diarrhoea under 2 years 3 2 1 26 Appendicitis β€” β€” β€” 27 Other digestive dise...
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infantile diseases 7 6 1 33 Suicide 1 1 β€” 34 Road traffic accidents 3 1 2 35 Other violent causes 29 15 14 36 All other causes 54 27 27 All Causes 449 222 227 12 Table 5.β€”Infant Mortality during the Year 1941. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year. Cause of Death, Under 1 Week. 1-2 Weeks. 2-3 Week...
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. . . 5 2 3 3 Marasmus 1 . . . 1 . . . . 1 1 . . Diarrhoea and Enteritis . . . . . 1 . . 2 3 1 2 2 Whooping Cough . . . . . 1 . . . 1 1 1 Violence 1 . . . 1 1 . . 1 3 2 1 1 All causes 14 2 2 . 18 3 . . 3 24 14 10 11 Infectious Diseases Mortality.
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The death-rate for 1941 from each of the seven principal epidemic diseases (zymotic diseases) are given separately in Table 6, and in Table 7, the zymotic death-rate for the five years, 1936 to 1940, are contrasted with the rate for 1941. In each of these Tables the death-rates for London and for England and Wales are ...
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Small-pox β€” β€” β€” Enteric Fever β€” 0.01 0.00 Measles β€” 0.02 0.03 Scarlet Fever β€” 0.00 0.00 Whooping Cough 0.03 0.04 0.06 Diphtheria β€” 0.03 0.07 Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 0.10 0.06 0.07 Zymotic Death Rate 0.13 0.16 0.23 Table 7.β€”Zymotic Death-rate for 1941, contrasted with the Rates for the previous Five Years. Year. Barne...
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1936 012 0.48 0.30 1937 β€” 0.29 0.23 1938 0.20 0.33 0.23 1939 0.03 0.16 0.17 1940 0.06 0.09 0.17 1941 0.13 0.16 0.23 13 Table 8.β€”Measles : Death-Rate per 1,000 of Population. Year. Barnes. London. England & Wales.
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1937 β€” 0.01 0.02 1938 0.02 0.06 0.04 1939 1940 β€” 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02 1941 β€” 0.02 0.03 Average Rate 1937-1941 0.00 0.02 0.02 Table 9.β€”Whooping Cough : Death-Rate per 1,000 of the Population. Year. Barnes. London. England & Wales. 1937 β€” 0.06 0.04 1938 0.02 0.03 0.03 1939 β€” 0.03 0.03 1940 β€” 0.00 0.02 1941 0.03 0.04 0.06 ...
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Table 10.β€”Cleansing and Disinfestation of Verminous Persons. Treated at Borough Cleansing Station. For Verminous Head For Verminous Body For Scabies Totals No. of Persons Attendances No, of Persons Attendances No, of Persons Attendances No. of Persons Attendances Children under school-age β€” β€” β€” β€” 15 80 15 80 Schoolchil...
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Number of complaints received 104 Visits to (a) Enclosed premises 233 (b) Open spaces 470 Number of occasions on which (a) Poison bait was laid 233 (b) Gas (sulphurdioxide) was used 21 HOUSING. Table 13.β€”HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1941. 1. Number of Dwellings Owned by the Local Authority:β€” Number of houses 241 Tot...
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1925 and 1932 Nil (b) Number of re-inspections made under the Regulations 14 (iii) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 1 (iv) Number of dwelling-houses [(exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be i...
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No proceedings were taken under the following Statutory Powers: (a)β€”Sec. 9, 10 and 16, Housing Act, 1936β€”(Repair of dwellinghouses). (b)β€”Sec. 13, Housing Act, 1936β€”(Demolition Order). (c)β€”Sec. 12, Housing Act, 1936 β€” (Closing Order, underground rooms). 3. Housing Act, 1936β€”Part IVβ€”Overcrowding. (a) (i) Number of dwelli...
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1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 Awaiting abatement 1st January 140 119 109 37 18 1 New cases discovered 20 22 14 4 1 β€” Total for abatement 160 141 123 41 19 1 Abated during the year 41 32 86 23 18 1 Awaiting abatement 31st Dec. 119 109 37 18 1 β€” 16 SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. Table 14.β€”Showing the Number and Natu...
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Complied with. Number issued. Complied with. Dairies 4 16 2 2 β€” β€” Milkshops 12 32 β€” β€” β€” β€” Butchers' Shops 31 100 β€” β€” β€” β€” Fishmongers and Poulterers 12 29 β€” β€” β€” β€” Greengrocers 36 54 β€” β€” β€” β€” Cookedprovision shops 30 14 β€” β€” β€” β€” Ice-cream shops 25 25 β€” β€” β€” β€” Restaurants 28 15 1 1 β€” β€” Fried-fish shops 2 9 β€” β€” β€” β€” Slaughterh...
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β€” β€” Servants' Registries 4 4 β€” β€” β€” β€” Stable Yards 22 15 β€” β€” β€” β€” Public Conveniences 40 32 β€” β€” β€” β€” Dwelling-houses (including houses let in lodgings) No. of Premises Visited. (1) House - toHouse Inspection β€” 2492 388 296 5 4 (2) Inspected on complaint 252 (3) Inspected in course of other work:β€” (a) Housing work, etc 562...
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Sanitary conveniences insufficient 1 1 Other offences 6 6 Total 7 7 Matters referred to H.M. Inspector of Factories 1 Notifications received from H.M. Inspector of Factories 2 Legal proceedings:β€” The proprietor of a Factory Bakehouse was prosecuted for failing to keep the bakehouse and machinery in a clean condition. A...
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Number of purveyors of milk:β€” Dairies situated within Borough 4 Milkshops (not dairies) within Borough 12 Purveyors of milk from outside Borough 3 Total 19 Designated milk is sold from:β€” (a) Premises within Borough 4 (b) β€ž outside β€ž 2 6 18 Table 18.β€”Slaughterhouses. Private. Public. Total. No. of licensed slaughterhous...
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The following articles were voluntarily surrendered and destroyed as being unfit for human consumption Tripe 1Β½ lbs. Turkey One Fish (Dabs) 5 stone Cheese 43Β½ lbs. Periwinkles 2 bags Fish Roll 6 lbs. Bacon 15 lbs. Baked Beans 1 tin Eggs 546 Lunch Tongue 1 tin Rabbits (2 boxes) 120 lbs. Pineaple 6 tins FOOD AND DRUGS AC...
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Articles Analysed Adulterated or deteriorated Prosecutions Convictions Formal Informal Total Formal Informal Total Milk 4 β€” 4 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Coffee 1 β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Sausages 1 β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Chicken and Ham Paste 1 β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Totals 7 β€” 7 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 19 PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Incidence of Notif...
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Typhoid Fever - 0.04 0.03 Paratyphoid Fever 0.03 0.05 0.09 Cerebro-spinal Fever 0.13 0.30 0.25 Scarlet Fever 0.67 1.01 1.47 Whooping Cough 4.85 3.50 4.39 Diphtheria 0.42 0.93 1.25 Erysipelas 0.16 0.50 0.30 Small-pox β€” β€” β€” Measles 2.02 4.77 10.33 Pneumonia 0.67 1.07 1.25 Table 22.β€” Showing the Notifications of Infectiou...
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Puerperal Pyrexia. Cerebro-spinal Fever. Ophthalmia Neonatorum Whooping Cough Dysentery. Food Poisoning Jan. 25 1 - 34 - 1 - - 1 - - - - Feb. 22 1 3 8 β€” 8 β€” β€” 2 β€” β€” β€” β€” Mar. 22 β€” 4 2 β€” 2 β€” β€” β€” β€” 6 β€” β€” April 19 1 β€” 5 β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” β€” 2 β€” β€” May 17 1 1 3 β€” 2 β€” β€” β€” β€” 6 β€” β€” June 14 β€” 1 2 β€” 5 1 β€” 1 β€” 34 β€” 2 July 12 β€” 1 3 - - - - ...
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6 1 β€” 1 β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” β€” 20 β€” β€” Oct. 4 2 β€” 2 1 1 β€” β€” β€” 1 16 β€” β€” Nov. 1 2 2 - - - - 1 - - 4 - - Nov. 29 4 5 1 - - 1 - - - 2 - - Dec. 27 β€” 4 1 β€” β€” 2 β€” β€” β€” 7 1 1 Totals 13 21 63 1 21 5 1 4 1 151 1 6 20 Table 23.β€”Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1941. Diseases. Total Cases Notified. Ages, in years. Parish Removed to Hospital. To...
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15 to 20. 20 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 to 65. 65 and over. Barnes Mortlake. Diphtheria 13 β€” β€” 2 2 l 1 2 2 2 1 β€” β€” β€” 3 10 13 β€” Scarlet Fever 21 β€” 1 1 1 3 4 3 3 β€” 1 3 1 β€” 4 17 21 β€” Measles 63 3 16 5 5 6 20 2 2 1 3 β€” β€” β€” 18 45 2 β€” Enteric Fever 1 - - - - - β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” 1 β€” Dysentery 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - ...
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Tuberculosis 39 - - - - - β€” 1 10 4 6 7 10 1 19 20 30 20 Non-Pul. Tuberculosis 4 β€” 2 - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 2 β€” 1 Pneumonia 21 β€” 2 - - - - - 2 1 β€” 2 7 7 5 16 6 20 Erysipelas 5 - - - - - β€” - - - - - 4 1 2 3 3 β€” Puerperal Pyrexia 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 β€” β€” β€” 1 1 β€” Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 1 β€” β€” - - β€” - - - - - - - 1 - 1 ...
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Whooping Cough 151 11 25 18 7 32 53 3 1 β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 49 102 8 1 Food Poisoning 6 - - β€” 2 β€” 1 β€” β€” 1 2 - - - 1 5 β€” β€” All Diseases 331 15 48 26 17 42 79 11 24 10 13 14 22 10 106 225 91 43 † The deaths recorded in this column are the total corrected number of dcath9 assignable to the District, and are not necessarily deaths o...
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5 13 Scarlet Fever 64 92 147 132 77 56 84 52 36 39 21 Enteric Fever 3 4 β€” 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 1 Puerperal Fever 1 1 1 1 β€” 2 β€” * * * * β€ž Pyrexia 2 4 2 2 3 1 1 4 3 2 1 Erysipelas 7 10 16 11 16 11 12 6 10 4 5 Continued Fever β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Relapsing Fever - - - - - - - - - - - Typhus Fever - - - - - - - - - - - Small-pox...