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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
Bermondsey 1947
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1947
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II.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The following diseases are notifiable:—
Anthrax
Acute Poliomyelitis
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis
Diphtheria
Enteric Fever and Typhoid
Fever
Glanders
Malaria
Membranous Croup
Plague
Puerperal Fever
Relapsing Fever
Small-pox
Tuberculosis —all forms
Acute Polioencephalitis
Acute Primary Pneumonia
Cholera
Continued Fever
Dysentery
Encephalitis Lethargica
Erysipelas
Hydrophobia in Man
Measles
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Puerperal Pyrexia
Scarlet Fever and Scarlatina
*Scabies
Typhus
Whooping Cough
*A notification is not required where to the knowledge of the medical
practitioner, a case of scabies has occurred in the house and has been notified
within the four weeks immediately preceding the date on which he first became
aware of the disease in the case he is attending.
DIPHTHERIA PREVENTION. The appended table shows the attendances at the Schick Clinics during the year.
| No. of Sessions | Total Attendances | No. of New Patients | Clinic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Centre, Grange Road | 83 | 736 | 2,447 |
| L.C.C. Schools | 3 | 34 | 71 |
| Totals | 86 | 770 | 2,518 |
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