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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Measles
A total of 584 cases was notified during the year compared with 11 in the
previous year. There were no deaths.
Whooping Cough
Cases were notified throughout the year and totalled 35, compared with
45 cases in 1954. There were no deaths.
It is to be hoped that with the increased use of vaccine against this disease
it will continue to decline.
| Verminous rooms disinfested | 123 |
| Rooms fumigated | 13 |
| Mattresses disinfected | 19 |
| Blankets disinfected | 29 |
| Pillows disinfected | 17 |
| Miscellaneous articles disinfected | 22 |
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (Other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1955
| Diseases | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to Hospitals | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 17 | 8 | — |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 1 | 11 (all forms) |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-paralytic) | 2 | 2 | — |
| „ (Paralytic) | 2 | 2 | — |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | — |
| Measles | 584 | 3 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 35 | — | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — |
| Food poisoning | 5 | — | — |
| Paratyphoid | 2 | 2 | — |