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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
Penge 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Anti-diphtheritic serum was supplied for the treatment
of 5 cases, vials being supplied containing 28,000 units. A
supply of anti-toxin is always kept at the Public Health
Department and at two chemists' shops, and is available for
the use of Medical Practitioners upon request.
| Disease | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 31 | 24 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 27 | 25 | 5 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 15 | 7 | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 32 | 4 | 20 (all forms) |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 1 | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | — | 1 |
| Malaria | 3 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — |
| DISEASE. | 1925 | 1924 | 1923 | 1922 | 1921 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 31 | 27 | 25 | 63 | 126 |
| Diphtheria | 27 | 10 | 24 | 62 | 40 |
| Pneumonia | 32 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 13 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Malaria | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 15 | — | 3 | — | 6 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |