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Coulsdon and Purley 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE XVII
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1960
| 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 under 65. | 65 and over. | Coulsdon East. | Coulsdon West. | Parley. | Kenley. | Sanderstead. | Selsdon and Farleigh. | Woodcote. | ||
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | 95 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 14 | 5 | — | - | — | - | 19 | 6 | 49 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Pneumonia | 8 | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 60 | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 1 | - | — | — | — | 10 | 34 | 7 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Whooping cough | 24 | - | 4 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | — | 6 | 2 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Erysipelas | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dysentery | 19 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| Poliomyelitis (paralytic) | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis (non para.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | - | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Typhoid | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — |
| Food poisoning | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | — | ||||
| Totals | 228 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 113 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 47 | 50 | 82 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 8 |