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Hendon 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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Smallpox
During the year 8 contacts of smallpox or suspected
smallpox proceeded to the Borough of Hendon. Three of
them were passengers on board the M.S "Batory" from
which a case of smallpox was removed during the voyage
and the other 5, contacts of a suspected case from the
Yorkshire and Lancashire outbreak.
The necessary steps were taken for the surveillance
of these contacts and no case of smallpox occurred within
the Borough
Vaccination
The following table, the figures for which have been
supplied by the Area Office of the Middlesex County
Council, shows the number of persons vaccinated and revaccinated
in the Borough of Hendon during 1953

Table: TABLE XIV

TABLE XIV

Age at 31st December 1953Under 1 year1-4 years5-14 years15 years or over.TOTAL
Number Vaccinated1000198441061348
Number Re-Vaccinated-2568765858

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TUBERCULOSIS

Table: Notification.The following table shows the number of cases of Tuberculosis notified for the first time during the year 1953 and transfers into the district*TABLE XV

Notification.

The following table shows the number of cases of Tuberculosis notified for the first time during the year 1953 and transfers into the district*

TABLE XV

RespiratoryNon-Respiratory
Male.Fema1e.Male.Female.
Age GroupNew CasesTransfers in to District.New CasesTransfers into DistrictNew CasesTransfers into DistrictNew CasesTransfers into DistrictTotal
0 - 1------1—1
1-5211i1--17
5-10323--—-19
10 - 15—122111-8
15 - 205-12-2i-11
20 - 2582113---—24
25 - 3513131710111258
35 - 45149116-13-44
45 - 558614----19
55 - 651113-3----18
65 and over7112--1-12
Acre unknown--—-———-
TOTAL713651306584211