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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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table I.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1951.
| 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. | 1 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid fever | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | - | - | ||
| Paratyphoid fever | 3 | — | - | — | — | — | 2 | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 73 | ? | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | 3 | — | - | 1 | — | - | 2 | - | - |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 3 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 51 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Dysentery | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| Measles | 810 | 13 | 32 | 83 | 87 | Ill | 421 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 1 | — | 133 | 90 | 178 | 150 | 189 | 27 | 43 |
| Whooping cough | 204 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 28 | 102 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 26 | 20 | 40 | 50 | 56 | 4 | 8 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food poisoning | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | — |
| Totals | 1,196 | 21 | 46 | 109 | 114 | 147 | 598 | 43 | 10 | 30 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 196 | 1x5 | 238 | 209 | 280 | 59 | 59 |