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Sutton and Cheam 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS)
DURING 1948
| Disease | Under 1 Year | 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | 4 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | 15 Years | 20 Years | 35 Years | 45 Years | 55 Years | Totals | Removed to Hospital | * Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 78 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 152 | 94 | — |
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Para-typhoid Fever | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ |
| Pneumonia | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| Erysipelas | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Dysentery | _ | 1 | — | 1 | _ | 4 | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | 9 | 3 | _ |
| Pol1omye1itis | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | _ |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Measles | 22 | 76 | 74 | 94 | 109 | 390 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 4 | _ | _ | 808 | 28 | _ |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | 142 | 4 | _ |
| London Cases in the Downs Hospital. | |||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | |
| Para -typhoid Fever | __ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | |
| Dysentery | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 28 | 20 | |
| Measles | 2 | 23 | 40 | 18 | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 86 | 11 | |
| Whooping Cough | _ | _ | 6 | 8 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | 15 | 3 |
x Under Column "Died" all deaths, whether notified in the
district or outside it, or not notified at all, are
included.
(33)