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Coulsdon and Purley 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE XVII
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1961
| Disease. | At all ages. | 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. | Purley. | Kenley. | Sanderstead. | Selsdon and Farleigh. | Woodcote. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | 43 | - | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 9 | - | |
| Pneumonia | 17 | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Measles | 884 | 9 | 79 | 94 | 99 | 148 | 420 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 184 | 168 | 175 | 40 | 247 | 23 | 47 |
| Whooping cough | 30 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 42 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | — | 29 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Paratyphoid B | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food poisoning | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 1,021 | 9 | 82 | 104 | 105 | 151 | 463 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 208 | 204 | 204 | 56 | 263 | 33 | 53 |