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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
Penge 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| Disease | Total Cases notified | Cases admitted to Hospitals | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 38 | 20 | — |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 1 | 14 |
| (all forms) | |||
| Poliomyelitis—Non-Paralytic .. | 2 | 2 | — |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 1 | — |
| Measles | 620 | 11 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 143 | 1 | 1 |
| Dysentery | 115 | 1 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 7 | 1 | — |
| Malaria | 1 | — | — |
No action was necessary under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or under Section 172, Public Health Act, 1936.
| Total Primary cases notified | Total Cases admitted to Sanatoria and Hospitals | Total Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary (Males) | 21 | 21 | |
| „ (Females) | 10 | 17 | |
| Totals | 31 | 38 | 8 |
| Non-Pulmonary (Males) | — | — | 1 |
| „ „ (Females) | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Two of the deaths from Tuberculosis were cases which had not been
notified.