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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| Disease. | N umber notified. | Removed to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 136 | 88 | — |
| Diphtheria | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 22 | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 67 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 34 | — | 28* |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 3 | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — |
| • Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — |
| Dysentery | 22 | — | — |
| Malaria | 2 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 199 | — | 1 |
| Measles | 432 | 2 | — |
| TOTALS | 940 | 111 | 30 |
* All forms of Pneumonia.
IMMUNISATION CLINIC.
During the year the following amount of work has been carried
out at the Diptheria Immunisation Clinic: —
Number of sessions held 124
Number of new cases 176
Number of attendances 3086
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
During the year, one case was notified. The patient was removed
to Hospital, and the vision was not impaired.