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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE I.—CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1925.
| Disease. | Number of Cases notified. | Total Cases notified in each Ward. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at all Ages. | At ages—Years. | 65 and over. | Coulsdon. | Kenley. | Purley. | Sanderstead. | Wood cote. | T otal cases removed to Hospital | |||||||||||
| Under 1. | 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. | |||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 35 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
| Diphtheria | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 3 | ... | 1 | 13 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Typhoid Fever | 24 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
| Pneumonia | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Totals | 95 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 45 |
The above numbers include 5 Typhoid Fever, 2 Pneumonia and 1 Erysipelas in Cane Hill Mental Hospital, 2 Diphtheria
in Reedham Orphanage, and 1 Scarlet Fever at Russell Hill School.