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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| 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 | 149 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 83 | 20 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 133 | |
| Diphtheria | 34 | ... | 2 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 33 | ||||||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Pneumonia | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 201 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 104 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 168 |
Deaths of notified cases—Diphtheria, 4, aged 6, 4, 7 and 3 years.
Pneumonia, 2, aged 54 and 23 years.