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INFECTIOUS DISEASE
The table on the following page gives the number of
cases which were notified during the year, and the age
grouping.
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Diphtheria has not been prevalent for several years;
the incidence of Scarlet Fever remained low. Measles was
prevalent in the first six months of the year.
DIPHTHERIA
The number of cases notified was 8 the same as in
1940. 6 cases occurred in the original Beckenharm area and
2 were Service cases.
The age incidence was:-
0-5 yrs. 5 - 14 yrs. 15 .Yrs & over.
Nil. 4 4
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Consents were received in respect of 1569 children
and 781 of these were under school age. 216 sessions
were held at the Town Hall or Schools.
Most of the children under five years of age were
given this treatment at the Welfare Centres.
SCARLET FEVER.
The number of cases notified was 33. This was
considerably less than the numbers notified in 1940 and
1939, when the figures were 65- and 201 respectively.
The fall in the notifications of Scarlet Fever
coincided with the outbreak of war. Nineteen cases
occurred in original Beckenharm and 13 in West Wickham,
and there was one Service case.
The age incidence Was:-
0-5 yrs. 5 - 14 yrs. 15 yrs & over.
5 19 9
MEASLES.
The number of cases notified among the civilian
population was 244. Of these 65 were in original Beekenharm
and 179 in West Wickham.