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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the Year 1936.
| Notifiable Disease. | CASES NOTIFIED. At ages—Years. | Cases admitted isolat'n hospital | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages. | Under 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 & upwards. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 29 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 25 |
| Diphtheria | 18 | 2 | • • • | ... | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 18 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Totals | 68 | 3 | 2 | ... | 8 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 43 |
Deaths of notified cases—Diphtheria, 1 case, aged 6 years.