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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
Orpington 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| Disease. | Number notified. | Removed to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 200 | 142 | — |
| Diphtheria | 24 | 22 | 3 |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | 2 | — |
| Erysipelas | 6 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 31 | — | 23* |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 66 | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | — | — |
| Dysentery | 14 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 37 | — | — |
| Measles | 596 | — | — |
| TOTALS | 980 | 167 | 27 |
| * All forms of Pneumonia. | |||
During the year the following amount of work has been carried out at the Diptheria Immunisation Clinic:—
| Number of sessions held | 189 |
| Number of new cases | 1,292 |
| Number of attendances | 5,948 |
During the year 2 cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were notified, of which:—
| Number treated at home | Nil |
| Number treated in Hospital | 2 |
| Number in which vision was: Impaired | Nil |
| Unimpaired | 2 |
| Number of deaths | Nil |