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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER. INFECTIOUS AND OTHER
DISEASES.
Diphtheria.
For the third year in succession no cases of Diphtheria occurred in the*
district.
Diphtheria Immunisation.
The following is a return of the number of children resident in the district
who were immunised against diphtheria during the year:—
Children born 1946-1950 Children born 1936-1945 Totals
Primary inoculations 311 53 364
Reinforcing „ 18 222 240
Penge children under the age of 15 years on 31st December, 1950, who had
completed a course of immunisation at any time before that date were as follows:—
Aged 0-4 years inclusive 1,607
„ 5-14 „ „ 2,898
These figures show a continued steady increase in the number of children
immunised.
Smallpox.
No case was notified. A few contacts of cases notified elsewhere were kept
under observation for the requisite period.

Scarlet Fever.
There were 15 cases of Scarlet Fever notified (as against 31 in 1949) and 9
were removed to hospital.
The disease generally was of a mild type. There were no deaths and no
"return" cases.