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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 24. INFECTIOUS DISEASES—Notifications by Age Groups, 1939.
| Diseases. | Total Cases Notified. | Total Cases at all Ages | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1—2 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5—10 | 10-15 | 15—20 | 20—35 | 35—45 | 45—65 | 65 and over | ||
| Scarlet Fever | _ | 4 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 89 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 187 |
| Diphtheria | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 14 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - 4 | 1 | - | — | 5 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 7 | - | 3 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 82 |
| Influenza Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 14 | |||||
| Polio-myelitis | — | — | — | * — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Dysentry | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 13 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |