[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford].

  • Brentford (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
[1915]
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    23 INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND DISINFECTION. During the year 242 cases of Infectious Disease have been investigated and reported upon to the Medical Officer of Health. The precautions taken to prevent the spread of diseases were as follows:— 195 rooms were disinfected after removal, recovery or death of patient, 33 library and other books taken from infected houses were disinfected, 3 schools were disinfected, and 110 infected rooms were stripped and cleansed as required by Section 5 of the Infectious Disease Prevention Act 1890. 554 exclusion notices were sent, 171 to the County Medical Officer, 167 to the School Attendance Officer, 4 to School Attendance Officers without the District and 212 to Head Masters and Mistresses of the various Schools within and without the district. * Patient removed to Isleworth Infirmary, t Two of these patients removed to Isleworth Infirmary. HOUSE DRAINAGE. The following is a list of houses and premises, the drains of which have been reconstructed during the year :— The table following is an analysis of the number and nature ol cases investigated and removed to Hospital during the year :— Nature of Disease. Investigated. Removed to Hospital. 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1910 1911 1912 I913 1914 Small Pox .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Diphtheria 22 32 21 31 65 16 26 2 15 48 Enteric and Typhoid Fever .. .. 7 .. 2 .. 1 5 .. .. Erysipelas 15 10 11 11 17 .. .. .. .. 3+ Scarlet Fever 24 55 .. 40 246 23 S3 27 38 130 Typhus Fever.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Puerperal Fever .. 1 3 .. .. .. .. 1* .. .. Cerebro Spinal Fever .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. Totals 61 104 I05 83 230 40 80 35 S3 181