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Coulsdon and Purley 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE I.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1958.
| Number of cases notified. At Ages—Years. | Total cases notified in each Ward. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease. | 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | 49 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | 8 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Pneumonia | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | — | |
| Measles | 103 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 36 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 3 | |
| Whooping cough | 41 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — |
| Erysipelas | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 35 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 4 | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Non para.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Food poisoning | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 259 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 124 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 24 | 65 | 48 | 50 | 47 | 21 | 4 |