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Bexley 1957

[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 1957.

DISEASE.Total cases notifiedUnder 112345 to 910 to 1415 to 2425 & overAge unknownCases admitted to HospitalTotal | Deaths
Smallpox—————————————
Scarlet Fever68—134643812—2—
Diphtheria—————————————
Puerperal Pyrexia16———————412—16—
Ophthalmia Neonatorum—————————————
Acute Paralytic Poliomyelitis7——1—1—113—71
Acute Non-Paralytic Poliomyelitis—————————————
Pneumonia311———121224—41
Erysipelas7————————7———
Food Poisoning8———————26———
Dysentery1————————1—1—
Typhoid Fever—————————————
Paratyphoid Fever—————————————
Meningococcal Infection2———————11—21
Measles124624841201411826671954—6—
Whooping Cough1781611261724661116—1—
Scabies5—_1—_1—_———3———
Encephalitis2——1——1————21
Totals15714197151163214779401769—414