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Coulsdon and Purley 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE 1.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1946.
| Disease. | Number of cases notified. At Ages—-Years. | Total cases notified in each Ward. | Total cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 3. | 3 and under 4. | 4 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 20. | 20 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. | Coulsdon East. | Coulsdon West. | Purley. | Kenley. | Sanderstead. | Selsdon and Farleigh. | Woodcote. | ||
| Diphtheria | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | ||
| Typhoid fever | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
| Paratyphoid fever | 1 | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | —- | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | 93 | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 12 | 37 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 71 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dysentery | 82 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 78 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 3 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | —- | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 141 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 49 | 38 | 19 | 4 |
| Whooping cough | 31 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Totals | 390 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 135 | 20 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 32 | 48 | 117 | 43 | 59 | 7 | 77 | 53 | 34 | 100 |