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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
Bermondsey 1940
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1940
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II.- INFECTIOUS DISEASES, ETC.
The following diseases are notifiable: —
Anthrax
Acute Polioencephalitis
Acute Poliomyelitis
Acute Primary Pneumonia
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia
Cholera
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis
Continued Fever
Diphtheria
Dysentery
Enteric Fever and Typhoid
Encephalitis Lethargica
Fever
Erysipelas
Glanders
Hydrophobia in Man
Malaria
Measles
Membranous Croup
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
plague
Puerperal Pyrexia
Puerperal Fever
Scarlet Fever and Scarlatina
Relapsing Fever
Typhus
Small-pox
Whooping Cough
Tuberculosis —all forms
DIPHTHERIA PREVENTION. The appended table shows the attendances at the Schick Clinics during the year
| Clinic | No. of Sessions | No. of new patients | Total Attendances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Centre, Grange Road | 37 | 79 | 461 |
| Public Air Raid Shelters | 2 | 50 | 50 |
| Totals | 39 | 129 | 511 |