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Penge 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Sonne Dysentery
There were 36 cases of Sonne Dysentery during 1959.
Measles
A total of 500 cases was notified during the year compared with 155 the
previous year. There were no deaths.
Whooping Cough
Cases were notified throughout the year and totalled 31 compared with 133
cases the previous year. There were no deaths.
The following table gives the number of children in the district who received primary injections against whooping cough during the year ended 31st December, 1959:—
| Year of Birth: | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 182 | 491 | ||
| Verminous rooms disinfected | 84 | |||||||||
| Rooms fumigated | 13 | |||||||||
| Total Cases Notified | Cases admitted to Hospitals | Total Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 57 | 18 | — |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| (all forms) | |||
| Erysipelas | — | — | |
| Measles | 500 | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 31 | 1 | — |
| Dysentery | 36 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 6 | — | — |
No action was necessary under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or under Section 172, Public Health Act, 1936.
| Total Primary Cases Notified | Total Cases admitted to Sanatoria and Hospitals | Total Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary (Males) | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| „ (Females) | 8 | 1 | — |
| 24 | 16 | 1 |