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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
Crayford 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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the high percentage of Children immunised, and in the
fact that no cases of Diphtheria have occurred in the area
since 1942.
Children are now immunised at the age of .8
months, receiving two injections of A.P.T. with an interval
of four weeks between them. A further injection is given
at the age of 5 years.
The total number of children immunised during
the year is as follows:—
Under 5 years of age 588
Over 5 years and under 15 46
634
Children receiving a further injection at the
age of 5 years 120
Percentage of Child population considered Immunised
at the end of the year:—
Under 5 years 78 per cent.
Over 5 and under 15 years 89 per cent.
| Disease | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 41 | 11 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | — | |
| Pneumonia | 15 | 4 | — |
| Erysipelas | 3 | — | — |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | — |
| Measles | 204 | 2 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 82 | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorium | — | — | — |
| Dysentry | 1 | 1 | — |
| Scabies | 41 | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 4 | 2 | — |
| Totals | 397 | 24 | — |