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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
Carshalton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 22.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES—Notification, Deaths and Distribution.
(Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital).
| disease | Cases notified | Case rate per 1000 population | Deaths | Distribution of cases | No. of cases removed to hospital | Percentage of cases removed to hospital | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St.Helier North | St. Helier South | St. Heiier West | North East | North West | Central | South East | South West | ||||||
| Smallpox | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Scarlet Fever | 275 | 4.73 | - | 102 | 51 | 34 | 22 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 254 | 92% |
| Diphtheria | 47 | 0.80 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 47 | 100% |
| Enteric | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 100% | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 00.9 | — | — | — | - | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 40% |
| Puerperal Fever | I | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 100% | ||||||||
| Erysipelas | 13 | 0.07 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30% |
| Pneumonia | 85 | 1.45 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 16% |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 30 | 0.51 | — | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 30% |
| Polio-myelitis | 1 | 0.02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 100% |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Typhus Fever | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Dysentery | 53 | 0.92 | — | 12 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9% |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1.1 4per 1000 births | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 100% |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Malara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |