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Southwark 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS, AGE GROUPS OF CONFIRMED CASES, AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.
| Disease | Cases notified | Rem. to Hospital | CONFIRMED DIAGNOSES Age Groups:- 1954 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total 1953 | Total 1954 | 0- | 1- | 3- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | |||
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dysentery | 234 | 88 | 175 | 163 | 15 | 37 | 23 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Encephalitis: | |||||||||||||||||
| Infective | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Post infectious | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 12 | 4 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| Food Poisoning: | |||||||||||||||||
| Bacterial | 8 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| Toxic | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Malaria | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 233 | 13 | 1,075 | 233 | 19 | 55 | 60 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia | |||||||||||||||||
| Neonatorum | 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |