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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
Chislehurst 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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The following Table shows the number of cases of Infectious Disease notified during the past five years:
| 1934 6 months | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 132 | 193 | 162 | 207 | 140 |
| Diphtheria | 24 | 60 | 29 | 55 | 76 |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | |
| Erysipelar | 8 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Cerebro spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 30 | 21 | 49 | 33 |
| Malaria | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 11 |
| Measles | 38 | 745 | 24 | 831 | |
| TOTALS | 181 | 356 | 983 | 396 | 1129 |
SMALLPOX.
No cases of Smallpox were notified as occurring in this
District during the year.
SCARLET FEVER.
A decrease took place in the number of cases of Scarlet
Fever notified, there being 140 cases as compared with 207
last year and 162 in 1936.
One hundred and twelve cases were removed to the Isolation
Hospital.
No deaths were registered from this disease during the year.
The age incidence of the disease was:
| 0-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20 and over |
| 20 | 80 | 16 | 17 | 1 |