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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
Bexley 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
1968 vaccination against measles has been available and it is hoped that this will prevent serious outbreaks of this troublesome complaint in the future.
| 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 89 | 81 | 109 | 100 | 125 |
| Whooping Cough | 59 | 41 | 197 | 88 | 16 |
| Poliomyelitis | |||||
| (a) Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Non-Paralytic | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 1762 | 2000 | 2431 | 400 | 584 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 20 | 81 | 31 | 62 | 43 |
| Menincoccal Infection | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 11 | 21 | 27 | 7 | - |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Encephalitis | |||||
| (a) Infective | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Post Infective | - | — | — | — | - |
| Typhoid Fever | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 5 | 58 | 55 | 119 | 44 |
| Tuberculosis | |||||
| (a) Respiratory | 24 | 44 | 46 | 23 | 26 |
| (b) Meninges & CNS | - | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| (c) Other | 5 | 11 | - | 3 | 9 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 34 | 22 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Infective Jaundice | - | - | - | 15 | 36 |
| Tetanus | - | — | — | — | — |
| Leptospirosis | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Meningitis | - | - | - | - | 11 |
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
Vaccination against smallpox and immunisation against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus
and poliomyelitis is available free-of-charge to appropriate age groups at all child welfare centres
or from the person's own general medical practitioner.
In 1968 and 1969 protection against influenza was made available to certain personnel in the
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