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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 15.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES—NOTIFICATIONS, DEATHS AND DISTRIBUTION. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton).
| Disease | Cases notified | Case rate per 1,000 population | Deaths | Distribution by Wards | 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 | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 100 | 1.62 | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 64 | 64 |
| Dysentery | 206 | 3.33 | — | 28 | 82 | 27 | 22 | 18 | — | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1.44 |
| Measles | 960 | 15.5 | 1 | 223 | 76 | 129 | 144 | 121 | 98 | 51 | 118 | 10 | 1.04 |
| Whooping Cough | 464 | 7.51 | — | 81 | 52 | 75 | 110 | 66 | 41 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 1.72 |
| Poliomyelitis, Paralytic | 1 | 0.01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 100 |
| Poliomyelitis, Non-Paralytic | 2 | 0.03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 100 |
| Food Poisoning | 7 | 0.11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 42 | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 0.04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 33 |
| Pneumonia | 54 | 0.87 | - | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1.85 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 24 | 0.38 | - | 3 | — | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 87 |