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Southwark 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| QUARTERLY INCIDENCE | March | June | Sept. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 28 | 11 | 25 | 15 | 79 |
| looping Cough | 6 | 2 | 28 | 36 | 72 |
| Measles | 377 | 455 | 68 | 11 | 911 |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Dysentery | 240 | 44 | 56 | 75 | 415 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | 1 | |||
| Puerperal pyrexia | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 60 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 89 |
| Pood poisoning | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| Erysipelas | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Scabies | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 |
| Zymotic enteritis | 2 | 2 |
IMMUNISATION I am indebted to Dr. W.H. Wallace, Divisional Medical Officer of the London County Council, for the following details.
| Welfare Centres | Doctors | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ages: | 0-5 | 5-14 | 0-5 | 5-14 | |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 82 | - | 1 | 86 |
| Diphtheria/Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria/Whooping Cough and Tetanus | 990 | 10 | 286 | 6 | 1292 |
| Diphtheria and Tetanus | 14 | 40 | - | 2 | 56 |
| Whocping Cough (all ages) | - | - | - | - | - |
| "Boosters' (all ages) | 1807 | 528 | 2335 | ||
| Snallpox, Primary | 158 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 202 |
| Adults | 4 | 23 | 27 | ||
| Snallpox, Revaccination | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adults | 10 | 62 | 72 | ||
TUBERCULOSIS
Including inward transfers, there were 40 fewer new cases of
Tuberculosis than last year; 43 less pulmcnary and 3 more non-pulmonary.
Pinal figures at the end of the year, compared with the end of
1962 showed a decrease of 25 pulmonary cases and an increase of 4
non-pulmonary.