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Penge 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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16
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Although eight more cases have been notified during
this year than last, twenty-two have been notified as
occurring in public institutions in the district. Leaving
these out the number of actual cases belonging to the
district are very low; only 2 cases being notified for
every 1,000 inhabitants, or, more correctly, 2.4 per 1,000.
Not one case of Small-Pox, Cholera, Membranous
Croup, Typhus, Relapsing, Continued or Puerperal Fevers
was notified during the year.
As compared with the previous year, Diphtheria shows
a decrease of 7 cases, and Erysipelas one, but Enteric
Fever an increase of 2 cases.
In the following table it will be seen how many were
notified in each month.
Cases of infectious disease notified during the year— excluding those that occurred in public Institutions:—
| Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| February | 1 | — | 4 | — | 5 |
| March | — | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| April | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
| May | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| June | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 11 |
| July | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 |
| August | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| September | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
| October | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| November. | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| December . | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 18 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 57 |