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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 1964
[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 daring the year.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (Other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR 1964
| Total Cases Notified | Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 to 9 | 10 to 14 | 15 to 24 | 25 and over | Cases Admitted to hospital | Total Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 61 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | 12 | – |
| Pneumonia | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Irysipelas | 3 | _ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Iood Poisoning | 1 | – | – | _ | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Iysentery | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | l | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Measles | 444 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 70 | 198 | 9 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | 54 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Scabies | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| TOTALS | 599 | 16 | 51 | 65 | 70 | 85 | 262 | 15 | 16 | 19 | – |