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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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The following table shows the number of children in the Borough at the 31st December, 1952, who had completed a course of immunisation against Diphtheria at any time before that day (i.e. since 1st January, 1938) together with an estimate of the mid-year child population.
| Age at 31.12.52 | Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 - 9 | 10-14 | Total under 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Immunised | 345 | 487 | 632 | 611 | 364 | 2274 | 1968 | 6681 |
| Estimated midyear child population 1952 | 4413 | 7057 | 11470 | |||||
Dysentery and Food Poisoning
There was no outbreak of either during 1952, the number of
single notifications was small and the distribution of cases not
localised in any particular part of the district.
Paratyphoid Fever
Two cases of this disease were notified during the year, one in
June and one in August, the first case was a school child and the
source of his infection was not discovered - no other cases occurred
in his family or at his school (in Acton) and all his relations gave
negative results to specimen testing.
The second case, aged 10 years, had been camping on a tributary
of the Thames and swallowing river water during bathing, a possible
source of contamination. Enquiries made by the Health Department
responsible for that area did not reveal positively any origin of
infection.
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