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Penge 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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There were 335 cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of the
year compared with 395 in 1963.
MaLe_ Female Total
Pulmonary 186 152 338
Non-Pulmonary 22 25 _47
208 177 385
MORTUARY
No bodies were received at the Mortuary during the year.
N0TSE ABATEMENT ACT, 1960
It was not found necessary during the ast year to take any action under
the provisions of the above Act.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS)
DURING THE YEAR 1964
At
all
ages
Under
1
1
to
2
2
to
3
3
to
4
4
to
5
5
to
9
10
to
14
15
to
25
25
to
35
35
up.
Cases
admitted to
Hospital
Measles
73
2
16
9
17
6
23
-
-
-
-
-
Scarlet Fever
34
-
1
2
4
5
19
2
1
-
-
4
Pneumonia
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
Whooping Oough
56
4
3
12
6
7
20
3
-
-
-
-
Dysentery
7
-
2
-
1
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
Food Poisoning
3
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
l
-
1
-
TOTAL:
174
6
22
23
28
18
63
5
7
l
1
-
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