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Bromley 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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SECTION F.
PREVALENCE OF, and CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
Statistical details of notifiable infectious diseases are shown
in Tables V, VI and VII in the Appendix.
Seven hundred and eighty-three cases of infectious diseases
(excluding tuberculosis) were notified during 1952.
There were no epidemics of a serious nature during the year.
SMALLPOX.
No cases occurred in the area during 1952, although several
contacts of cases came under our daily supervision.
VACCINATION.
The following figures have been furnished toy the County Medical Officer, and show the number of persons who were vaccinated against smallpox during the year 1952.
| Year of Birth | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | 1941 | 1940 | 1939 | 1938 | Before 1938 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Vaccination | 316 | 222 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | – | 56 | 638 | |
| Re-Vaccination | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 245 | 304 |
ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS.
Six notifications of this disease were received during the
year. Five of these cases were removed to hospital. Two were
paralytic and four non-paralytic. There was one death from
this disease.
Months during which the cases were notified:—
September 4. November 1. December 1.
It was apparent that there were many other cases, during
these months, who had the prodromal symptoms without
reaching a diagnostic stage.
SCARLET FEVER.
One hundred and twenty-three cases of Scarlet Fever were
notified, giving an attack rate of 1.9 per 1,000 population. Fiftyfour
of these cases were removed to hospital, the remainder being
home nursed.