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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 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

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Table: 3. Action under Statutory Powers

3. Action under Statutory Powers

(a) Proceedings under Section 9 of Housing Act, 1936.Nil
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts
(1) Number of dwellinghouse in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied13
(2) Number of dwellinghouses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:-
(a) by Owners10
(b ) by Local Authority in default of Owners.3

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4. Housing Act, 1936 - Overcrowding: -
Number of case's of overcrowding relieved during the
year 2
Water Supply.
All the houses in the district are provided with a constant
service of water by the Metropolitan Water Board, the water being
examined bacteriologically daily by the Board. In addition, the
County Pathologist reports that the samples of water submitted to
him quarterly were good, Bacillus coli being absent in 100 c.c's.
The majority of the premises are directly connected with the rising
main. Three storage cisterns were cleansed and covered.
PREVALENCE OP, and CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
and OTHER DISEASES.
Diphtheria.
Three cases were notified and received hospital treatment. All
were over school age and had not been immunised.

Table: Diphtheria Immunisation.The following table gives the attendances, etc. during the year1944.

Diphtheria Immunisation.

The following table gives the attendances, etc. during the year

1944.

Under 5 years.Over 5 years•Totals .
First Inoculations17436220
Second Inoculations12823151
Schick Tests12254176
Children who received complete course of Immunisation12823151
Re-inoculations at 5 years of age3232

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Scar let Fever.
"There were 24 cases of Scarlet Fever notified (as against 3'
in 1943) and 21 of these wore removed to Hospital.
The disease generally was of a mild type and there wore no
deaths, One "return" case was notified.
Scabies and Verminous Heads;.
The directions contained in the Ministry of Health Circular
2831 were carried out.
Patients (other than school children) who attended at the
Maternity and Child Welfare Centre for treatment numbered 322 and
received 590 treatments; and 276 school children received 728
treatments.
6.