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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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strictly exercised. In most cases, Sonne dysentery responds
readily to treatment if treatment is sought early. Public Health
control measures are not always successful. The disease has
been rather widely spread throughout the country and is not
limited to Chislehurst and Sidcup.
The following table gives a summary of infectious diseases notified during the year:—
| Disease. | 1950 | 1951 |
|---|---|---|
| No. of cases notified. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 275 | 161 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 27 | 9 |
| Respiratory Tuberculosis (Male) | 52 | 47 |
| Respiratory Tuberculosis (Female) | 42 | 41 |
| Tuberculosis (other forms (Male) | 2 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis (other forms) (Female) | 3 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 44 | 51 |
| Whooping Cough | 461 | 441 |
| Measles | 338 | 1,824 |
| Erysipelas | 13 | 10 |
| Dysentery | 21 | 95 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | — |
| Malaria (contracted abroad) | 1 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | 4 |
| Meningitis | — | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 46 | 9 |
The following details relate to cases of infectious disease admitted to hospital during the year:—
| Disease. | Lennard Hospital. | Others. | Diagnosis not confirmed. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 94 | 5 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 2 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 2 | — |
| Measles | 4 | 5 | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | 4 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | 3 | — |
| Pneumonia | — | 6 | — |
| Pneumonia and Measles | — | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 1 | — |