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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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My thanks are due to the Chairman and Members of the Public Health
Committee for their cordial support during the year, and also to the staff of the
Public Health Department for their ready co-operation at all times.
I am, Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
B. E. HAWKINS,
Medical Officer of Health.
| Cases Notified at ages—years | Cases admitted to Hospitals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages | Under 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upw'ds | ||
| Scarlet fever | 79 | - | 8 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 33 | - | - | - | - | 37 | ||
| Pneumonia | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | |
| Poliomyelitis Non-paralytic | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Measles | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 45 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 269 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 70 | 18 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 5 | - | |
| Food Poisoning | 11 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 5 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 436 | 16 | 47 | 38 | 32 | 64 | 115 | 21 | 6 | 51 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 48 |
| Deaths of notified cases:—One Meningococcal infection. | ||||||||||||||