Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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No cases of the following diseases were brought to the notice of
the Department, and no deaths were registered.
Anthrax.
Cholera.
Glandular Fever.
Typhus Fever.
Undulant Fever.
The following is a copy of the recordings in the register as at 31st December, 1954: —
Respiratory. | Other Forms. | Total No. of Cases. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
On Register at 1st January, 1954 | 380 | 320 | 68 | 70 | 838 |
New cases notified during 1954 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 46 |
Number of cases coming to knowledge after death | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Restored to Register | — | — | — | — | — |
Inward Transfers | 23 | 15 | — | 1 | 39 |
432 | 351 | 70 | 72 | 925 | |
Deletions—deaths, removals, recoveries, etc. | 15 | 11 | — | 1 | 27 |
Number of cases on Register at 31st December, 1954 | 417 | 340 | 70 | 71 | 898 |
Age Groups. | New cases notified or otherwise revealed. Not including Inward Transfers)*. | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
19 | 13 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
28 | 16 | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | |
23 | 15 | — | 1 | |||||
51 | 31 | 2 | 1 |
ChI am indebted to Dr. D. G. Madigan, Physician in charge, for the
following information: —