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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 23.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES—Notification, Deaths and Distribution.
| 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. Helier West | North East | North West | Central | South East | South West | ||||||
| Smallpox Scarlet Fever | 187 | 3.10 | — | 42 | 34 | 51 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 164 | 88% |
| Diphtheria | 14 | 0.23 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | 100% |
| Enteric | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 80% |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 0.15 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | —• | 5 | 56% |
| Pneumonia | 82 | 1.35 | — | 25 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11% |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 14 | 0.23 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | - |
| Polio-myelitis | 2 | 0.03 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 50% |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentry | 13 | 0.21 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | —• | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 8% |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophth. Neonatorum | 6 | 0.10 | —. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 50% |
| Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles* | 1 | 0.01 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough* | 1 | 0.01 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
* Compulsorily notifiable only from October 23rd, 1939.
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