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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The homes of the children who are reported by the School Teachers to
be suffering from these diseases are visited by the Health Visitors of the
County Council, and I visited the schools at times of outbreak and advised
as to precautions.
There are no facilities in the District for the cleansing of verminous
persons or their belongings.
Notifiable Diseases during the Year 1925.
| Disease. | Total cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 32 | 24 | |
| Diphtheria | 27 | 3 | |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 2 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 1 | 24 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | ||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 1 |
Ten of the cases of Diphtheria occurred at the Boys' Surgical Home,
Banstead, and one at the Kensington, Chelsea and St. Marylebone Schools.
In addition, 18 cases of Erysipelas, 10 of Pneumonia, and 5 of
Dysentery were notified in the Banstead Mental Hospital.
Total cases and deaths at various ages:
| Cases. | Under 1-yr. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 65 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Deaths. | ||||||||||||
| Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Encephalitis | 1 | 2 |
Tuberculosis.
New cases and mortality during 1925.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 |
| 35 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 45 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 55 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 65 & above | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | —- | — | 1 |
| 19 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 5 | — | 3 | |