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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Measles
A total of 11 cases was notified during the year compared with 584 in the
previous year. There were no deaths.
Whooping Cough
Cases were notified throughout the year and totalled 256 compared with
35 cases in 1955. There were no deaths.
It is to be hoped that with the increased use of vaccine against this disease
it will decline.
Disinfection
Verminous rooms disinfested 60
Rooms fumigated 18
Mattresses disinfected 19
Blankets disinfected 34
Pillows disinfected 28
Miscellaneous articles disinfected 114
| Total Cases Notified | Cases admitted to Hospitals | Total Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | — | |
| Pneumonia | 5 | ||
| Meningococcal Septicaemia | — | ||
| Erysipelas | 6 | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 256 | — | |
| Dysentery | — | — | |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | |
| Paratyphoid | — | — | |
| Typhoid | — | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — |