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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1956.
| Disease. | At all ages. | Number of cases notified. At Ages—Years. | Total cases notified in each Ward. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 tinder 65. | 65 and over. | Coulsdon East. | Coulsdon West. | Purley. | Kenley. | Sanderstead. | Selsdon and Farleigh. | Woodcote. | |||
| Scarlet fever | 41 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - | |
| Pneumonia | 36 | 3 | - | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Measles | 82 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 29 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | |
| Whooping cough | 93 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | 8 | 64 | 2 | 2 | — | - | — | — | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 54 | 4 | |
| Erysipelas | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | |
| Dysentery | 81 | — | — | — | 1 | l | 14 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 26 | 4 | - | 2 | — | 43 | ||
| (Flex.=3) (Sonne=78) Poliomyelitis | 7 | - | - | - | - | l | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | |
| (n.p.=4) (p=3) Paratyphoid | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Typhoid | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Malaria | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —. | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | .— | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| Encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Food Poisoning | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 364 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 22 | 141 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 63 | 64 | 23 | 41 | 70 | 53 | |