Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Diphtheria Immunisation.
During the year 1,006 children presented themselves for Immunisation as follows:—
Name of School or Clinic | Pre-school Age | School Age |
---|---|---|
Crayford Child Welfare Clinic | 133 | 40 |
Bannehurst Child Welfare Clinic | 193 | 16 |
Slade Green Child Welfare Clinic | 50 | 5 |
Public Health Department | 140 | 52 |
Central Girls' School | — | 53 |
Central Boys' School | — | 61 |
Iron Mill Lane Junior Council School | — | 81 |
Crayford Roman Catholic School | — | 18 |
Slade Green Council School | — | 19 |
Northend Council School | — | 20 |
C/E Boys', Girls' and Infants' Schs. | — | 51 |
Barnehurst Junior and Infants' Schs. | — | 65 |
Mayplace Road School | — | 9 |
516 | 490 |
Alum Precipitated Toxoid in two doses (0.1 cc.
and 0.5 cc.) is now used as routine.
Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year.
Disease | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Deaths |
---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | – | – | – |
Scarlet Fever | 7 | 2 | — |
Diphtheria | 4 | 4 | — |
Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | — | — | — |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — |
Pneumonia | 15 | 1 | — |
Erysipelas | — | — | — |
Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Measles | 19 | — | — |
Whooping Cough | 6 | — | — |
Totals | 55 | 11 | 1 |