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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
Sutton and Cheam 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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| Disease | AGE IN YEARS | TOTALS | Removed to Hospital | Died * | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 45 | Over 65 | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | - | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 80 | 13 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 129 | 40 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | — | - | - | - |
| Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Para typhoid never | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 22 | — | - |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 85 | 1 | 30 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | l | |
| Dysentery | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 2 | - |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 15 | 12 | 1 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | |
| Measles | 13 | 39 | 54 | 68 | 78 | 341 | 12 | 2 | 7 | - | 1 | - | 615 | 8 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 41 | 161 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | - | 307 | 5 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | — | - | - | — | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Dysentery | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 4 | - |
| Measles | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | — | — | — | - | 4 | 1 | - | |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
* Under column "Died" all deaths, whether notified in the district or outside it or not notified at all, are included