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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
Carshalton 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The following table shows the estimated percentage of children immunised at each year end since 1935, when the Council's scheme was inaugurated and the incidence of diphtheria in the resident population:
| Year. | Percentage of Children Immunised. | Incidence of Diphtheria. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-5 Years. | 5-15 Years. | 0-15 Years. | Cases. | Attack Rate per 1,000 Population. | |
| 1935 | _ | _ | 7 | 58 | 1.13 |
| 1936 | — | — | 10 | 53 | 0.95 |
| 1937 | — | — | 16 | 47 | 0.80 |
| 1938 | _ | — | 18 | 33 | 0.57 |
| 1939 | — | — | 19 | 14 | 0.23 |
| 1940 | — | — | 21 | 45 | 0.77 |
| 1941 | — | — | 49 | 26 | 0.45 |
| 1942 | 40 | 84 | 71 | 23 | 0.40 |
| 1943 | 57 | 78 | 72 | 7 | 0.12 |
| 1944 | 54 | 83 | 75 | 7 | 0.12 |
| 1945 | 58 | 75 | 70 | 15 | 0.27 |
| 1946 | 64 | 81 | 76 | 4 | 0.06 |
| 1947 | 63 | 84 | 78 | 2 | 0.03 |
| 1948 | 67 | 92 | 81 | 1 | 0.01 |
| 1949 | 60 | 91 | 81 | 1 | 0.01 |
| 1950 | 63 | 98 | 85 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1951 | 57 | 97 | 84 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1952 | 54 | 99 | 84 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1953 | 52 | 85(70*) | 75(64*) | 0 | 0.00 |
(*Immunised within the last 5 years)
Erysipelas
Seven cases were notified. All were adults of 48 years and over and
suffered from infection of the face. Three of the patients had had
previous attacks. All recovered.
Pneumonia
The prevalence of influenza in the first two months of the year was
responsible for an increase in the number of cases of notified pneumonia
compared with the year before. Of 50 cases, 28 were due to influenza.
More than half the total occurred in the first six weeks of the year.
Measles
An epidemic wave of measles occurred in the first four months
of 1954 with the peak period in March. A total of 652 cases was notified,
624 of them being residents of the district.
There were no deaths.
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