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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 20.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES—NOTIFICATIONS, DEATHS AND DIS TRIBUTION. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
| Disease. | Cases notified. | Case rate per 1,000 population. | Deaths | Distribution bv Wards. | No. of cases removed to Hospital. | Percentage of cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North. | St. Helier South. | St. Helier West. | NorthEast. | NorthWest. | Central. | SouthEast. | SouthWest. | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 89 | 1.48 | — | 14 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 74 | 83 |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 0.06 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 100 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 0.08 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 60 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 0.14 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 55 |
| Pneumonia | 65 | 1.08 | — | 9 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3.0 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 0.01 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | 0.01 | — | 1 | 1 | 100 | |||||||
| Measles | 496 | 8.26 | — | 124 | 47 | 57 | 128 | 50 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Whooping Cough | 186 | 3.09 | — | 29 | 20 | 33 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 2.1 |