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Lewisham 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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Analyses of certain diseases in table 42 into divisional areas:—

Table 43

DiseaseDiv. areasUnder 11-3-5-10-15-25-45-65+Total
DysenteryW2561323166-53
N132466136738104
S221-123112
Total1531142037241639169
MeaslesW181651693496541-717
N3013117339311332-746
S161481693671253--720
Total6444451111092913103-2183
Pneumoniavv-1241346930
N122112871034
S1113-365525
Total24582818182489
PoliomyelitisW-11------2
N-1-2-2---5
S-1-42-1--8
Total-316221--15
Scarlet feverW-522701222--113
N151854617--87
S-6241291352--179
Total116642533186--379
Whooping coughW1734387531-1-169
N11263272--12-144
S245354652-1--199
Total521131242125123-512
For tuberculosis, see Table 47

Infectious disease visiting
The Council employs two infectious disease visitors whose duty it is
to visit the homes of persons who are stated to be suffering from a
notifiable infectious disease. Both infectious disease visitors are state
registered nurses, and also registered fever nurses. The work they do
is in addition to visits paid by the food inspectors to cases of food
poisoning and by the district sanitary inspectors on certain other
occasions.
The work of the infectious disease visitors as agents of the medical
officer of health includes the investigation of home conditions, the
giving of advice to patients and contacts, particularly where the patient
is left at home, and in general the taking of such measures as may be
necessary to combat the spread of infection.