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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
Islington 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA.
| Year | Number Immunised | No. of cases of Diphtheria Notified. | No. of Deaths from Diphtheria |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | - | 473 | 9 |
| 1935 | 236 | 314 | 14 |
| 1936 | 448 | 247 | 4 |
| 1937 | 1,027 | 328 | 11 |
| 1938 | 1,406 | 469 | 25 |
| 1939 | 686 | 157 | 8 |
| 1940 | 220 | 78 | 6 |
| 1941 | 3,100 | 82 | 8 |
| 1942 | 5,104 | 55 | 1 |
| 1943 | 5,359 | 26 | 0 |
| 1944 | 1,534 | 26 | 0 |
NOTE: The Diphtheria Immunisation Scheme was adopted by the
Council in March 1955.
The fall in the figures of children immunised during
1944 was primarily due to Fly and Rocket Bomb enemy attacks,
which resulted in wholesale evacuation of children and a
falling off in attendances of children at Schools and Clinics.
TUBERCULOSIS
The number of new cases notified during the year 1944 and the number of deaths (together with comparative figures for the previous year) were as follows:-
| NEW CASES NOTIFIED | DEATHS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 1944 | 1943 | 1944 | |
| Pulmonary | 327 | 320 | 128 | 129 |
| Non-pulmonary | 76 | 70 | 22 | 17 |
| TOTALS | 403 | 390 | 150 | 146 |