Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE I.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1950.
Disease. | At all ages. | Number of cases notified. At Ages—Years. | Total cases notified in each Ward. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Typhoid fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paratyphoid fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scarlet fever | 149 | - | - | 1 | 14 | 18 | 96 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 17 | 20 | 40 | 15 | 78 | 9 | ?n |
Erysipelas | 4 | 4 | - | — | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||||||||||
Puerperal pyrexia | 2 | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
Pneumonia | 23 | - | - | - | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Dysentery | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 25 | — | 1 | - | - | - |
Cerebro-spinal fever | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | — | — |
Poliomyelitis | 10 | - | - | - | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Measles | 477 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 58 | 64 | 285 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 38 | 181 | 60 | 5 | 121 | 54 | 18 |
Whooping cough | 242 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 36 | 44 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 60 | 31 | 35 | 5 | 66 | 40 | 5 |
Malaria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | - | - |
Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Food poisoning | 6 | ~ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |||
Totals ... | 944 | 17 | 31 | 69 | 109 | 128 | 484 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 127 | 766 | 141 | 30 | 777 | 106 | 52 |