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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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4. Single Cases:
| No. of cases | Total No. of cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notified | Otherwise ascertained | ||
| Agent identified | Staphylococcus 1 | - | |
| Salmonella typhi-murium 4 | - | 5 | |
| Agent not identified | 5 | — | 3 |
5. Salmonella Infections, Not Food-Borne:
| Salmonella (type | Outbreaks | No. of cases (outbreaks) | Single cases | Total No. of cases (outbreaks & single cases) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family | Other | ||||
| Typhi-murium | — | 1 | 9 | — | 9 |
Measles.
One hundred and forty-five notifications of this disease were
received during the year, compared with 1,448 in 1957. Only one
case was admitted to hospital and no deaths were recorded.
The big drop in cases of this disease followed the expected
pattern after a year of heavy incidence.
Meningococcal Infections.
Two cases were notified and both were admitted to hospital.
No deaths were recorded.
Pneumonia.
Thirty-nine cases were notified during the year, as against
forty-five in 1957.
There were forty-four deaths from pneumonia. This figure
includes people who are normally resident in the Urban District
but who died outside the area.