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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
Bexley 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Diphtheria.
Eight cases were notified as compared with 21 in the
previous year, one case was fatal in an adult aged 25 years.
All crises were removed to Bow Arrow Hospital. There were
no "return cases." One case notified was non-civilian.
The average length of stay in hospital 46.8 days
Immunisation against Diphtheria.
| Age at 31.12.46 | Number of children who had completed a full course of immunisation at any time up to 31.12.46 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | Total under 15 | |
| No. Immunised Estimated Mid-Year Population, 1946 | 66 | 985 | 1,458 | 992 | 1,179 | 5,367 | 4,451 | 14,198 |
| 7,440 | 12,610 | |||||||
| Age at date of Notification | No. of Cases | No. of cases included in previous column in which the child had completed a full course of immunisation | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | - | — | — |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2 | — | — | - |
| 3 | - | — | — |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 5—9 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 10—14 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 4 | 3 | — |
| Number under 5 years of age | 1,265 |
| Number between 5 years and under 15 years (school children) | 76 |
| Total | 1,341 |
Number of children given secondary injection (Booster
doses), 173.
On the Registrar-General estimate of child population of
20,050 the percentage of children under 15 years immunised
against Diphtheria is 70.85.
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