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Orpington 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE IV
NOTIFI/BI I INFECTIOUS DISEASES., 1964 Ward Distribution. Attack arc) Mortality Rates.,
| Direasors | WARDS | Cases removed to Hospital. | Attack Rate per 1,000 population | No. of Daaihs. | Death Rate per11,000 population | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Biggin Hill | Crofton Souths | Crofton North | Chelsfield | Cudham | Dovme | Farnborough | Green Street Green | CoddingToii South | Goddington 'North | Knoocfcholt | Kooll | Leaves Green | Putts Wood | Poverest | St. Mary Cray | |||||
| Measles | 427 | 100 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 13 | 100 | 9 | 4 | 5.2 | _ | _ |
| Whoo ing Cough | 61 | 2 | 8 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | _ | 2 | _ | 2 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0.7 | _ | _ |
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 0.2 | _ | _ |
| Pneumonia | 19 | 9 | _ | 4 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | _ | 1 | 1 | 0.2% | 69 | 0.84 | |
| Dysentery | 5 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 0.06 | _ | _ |
| Erysipelas | 4 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 0.05 | _ | _ |
| Food Poisoning | 7 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 3 | 0.08 | _ | _ | |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytis) | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 33 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 31 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 31 | 23.64 | _ | _ |
| Tubercolosis (pulmonary) | 20 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | _ | 2 | _ | 1 | _ | 4 | 5 | 0.24 | 3 | 0.04 |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | _ |
| Encephalitis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| TOTALS: | 594 | 114 | 44 | 15 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 111 | 29 | 49 | 7.2 | 73 | 0.88 | ||
*Based on 1,000 total births and not population.
% Includes all forms of Pneumcnia