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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| Notifiable Disease. | CASES NOTIFIED. At ages—Years. | Cases admitted isolat'nhospital | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 74 | 1 | ... | 6 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 67 |
| Diphtheria | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 22 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 113 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 90 |
Deaths of notified cases—Pneumonia, 3, aged 82, 82 and 84 years.