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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
Crayford 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Tuberculosis.
| Age periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 25 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 35 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 45 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Tuberculosis Dispensaries.
At Overy Street Dartford and Bexley Road, Erith|.
Scabies.
As stated in my last report, during the war period
treatment was carried out by personnel of the First Aid
Post. After the official stand-down on the 30th June,
1945, a trained nurse was appointed.
Two sessions are held per week at the Council's
Cleansing Station at the Town Hall. Treatment consists
of bathing and the application of Benzyl Benzoate.
Cases notified 156
Cases and contacts treated 249
Batches of clothing disinfested 3
Venereal Diseases.
Under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and
Central Council for Health Education posters were displayed
in the area throughout the year.
74 blood specimens for Wasserman testing were
taken at the Ante-natal Clinic, all of which proved
negative.
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