[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Herne Bay U.D.C.

  • Herne Bay (Kent, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Herne Bay U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    17- Year and Quarter. Children 1 - 5 Years. Children 5-15 Years. Adults TOTALS 1951: March Quarter 7 6 2 June If 9 1 - Sept. If 1 2 — Dec. Tf 1 — — TOTALS for 1951 : 18 9 2 29 1952 s March Quarter 2 2 1 June t? 5 3 1 Sept. u 13 3 1 Dec • 1! 32 72 TOTALS for 1952: 52 80 3 J 135 Acute Poliomyelitis: The first case occurred in January, a boy aged 5 years (paralytic;; the second case was a boy aged 8^ years, a visitor to the town, and occurred in August (non-paralytic); the third case oc- curred in September, a boy aged 4 years (paralytic). All were treated at Kent and Canterbury hospital. Malaria: This patient was a man, aged 23 years. Chickenpox: During the year under review, 207 cases were notified in>168 families, 13 in two Children’s Homes and one in a Girls’ School, affecting 56 children under school age, 145 school children and 20 adults. The following table shows the incidence of Chicken- pox during the past 5 years - Year and Quarter. Children 1 - 5 Years. Children 5-15 Years. Adults TOTALS 1948s March Quarter 4 7 1 June 2 9 2 Sept. ” 5 4 - Dec. ” 8 25 2 TOTALS for 1948: 19 45 5 69 s ss = =5= ss ss =r=vzzz s= =r sss sr*. = J !s= = =re=rA 11