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Bexley 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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The following table gives the particulars concerning the cases of Infectious Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) notified in the area during the year.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (Other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR 1955.

DISEASE.Total cases notifiedUnder 11 to 23 to 45 to 910 to 1415 to 2425 & overAge unknownCases admitted to HospitalTotal Deaths
Smallpox-——--------
Scarlet Fever48—543422i-5-
Diphtheria-———-—-----
Puerperal Pyrexia9—————45-5—
Ophthalmia Neonatorum————-——---—
Acute Paralytic Poliomyelitis8—1121—3—8—
Acute Non-Paralytic Poliomyelitis13—3225—1—12—
Pneumonia29—233——21-91
Erysipelas18———1——17—-—
Food Poisoning14—111—110--—
Dysentery31——2——--1—
Typhoid Fever————-—-----
Paratyphoid Fever2———1—1——2—
Meningococcal Infection1——————I—1—
Measles1,762293123939932186—5—
Whooping Cough176103548802—1—1-
Scabies5———22-1---
Malaria2——————2———
Totals2,090403594521,121331669—491