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Orpington 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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SECTION G
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES
Statistical details of notifiable infectious diseases
are shown in Tables IV. V and VI in the Appendix.
There were no epidemics of a serious nature during the
year 1952, 1,577 cases of infectious diseases were notified.
Smal1 pox
No cases were reported during the year.
Vaccination
The following figures,, which have been furnished by the County Medical Officer, show the number of persons who were vaccinated against smallpox during the year 1952-
| YEAR OF BIRTH | PRIMARY VACCINATION | RE VACCINATION |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 333 | — |
| 1951 | 223 | 2 |
| 1950 | 15 | 2 |
| 1949 | 14 | 4 |
| 1948 | 19 | 4 |
| 1947 | l6 | 4 |
| 1946 | 4 | 9 |
| 1945 | 8 | 8 |
| 1944 | 4 | 13 |
| 1943 | 2 | 10 |
| 1942 | 3 | 9 |
| 1941 | 5 | 11 |
| 1940 | 6 | 3 |
| 1939 | 2 | 7 |
| 1938 | 1 | 3 |
| Before 1938 | 42 | 171 |
| 697 | 260 |