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Lewisham 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Measles
In spite of the fact that 1964 was not an "endemic" year a fair
number of cases were recorded—1180 as compared with 2408 the
previous endemic year. They were of mild degree, and no deaths were
recorded.
Pneumonia
The number of cases was only 15. Although the absence of any
influenza outbreak was probably responsible for this low number, it is
likely that many cases of pneumonia were not formally notified.
Scarlet fever
The number of cases was 146 in 1964, the disease appears to be
becoming more prevalent again after the encouraging decline in numbers
between 1960 and 1962
Whooping cough
The number of cases was 153, a decrease of 33 over those of the
previous year. Whooping cough is a preventable disease, and yet again
attention is drawn to the desirability of young children being protected
by immunisation.
Tuberculosis
The number of cases notified again increased in 1964, but it is not
thought that the increase is particularly significant as there are bound
to be fluctuation in the numbers notified from year to year.
Table 41
The number of cases notified again increased in 1964, but it is not thought that the increase is particularly significant as there are bound to be fluctuation in the numbers notified from year to year.
Table 41
| Age periods | New cases notified | Deaths | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Totals | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Totals | |||||||
| M | M | M | ||||||||||
| 0- | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| 1- | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | - |
| 2- | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - |
| 5- | 1 | 3 | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| 10- | 8 | 7 | _ | - | 8 | 7 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - |
| 15- | 3 | 4 | 1 | _ | 4 | 4 | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | |
| 20- | 4 | 8 | 2 | - | 6 | 8 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - |
| 25- | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - |
| 35- | 14 | 5 | - | 1 | 14 | 6 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - |
| 45- | 15 | 1 | _ | 3 | 15 | 4 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | - |
| 55- | 12 | 1 | - | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | - |
| 65- | 6 | 3 | _ | _ | 6 | 3 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | - |
| 75 + | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 81 | 45 | 5 | 10 | 86 | 55 | 5 | - | 2 | - | 7 | - | |