Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 14.
CASES OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS, 1952.
Disease | Cuddington | Bletchingley | Western | Wandle Valley | The Grove | Queen Mary's | St. Helier | Waddon | Ottershaw | Totas |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 25 | 3 | - | 31 | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 79 |
Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 4 | — | — | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | — | 10 |
Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | 3 |
Whooping Cough | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 7 |
Measles | 5 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | — | — | 24 |
Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | — | — | 32 |
Chicken-pox | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Rubella | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 18 | — | — | 34 |
Tonsilitis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Others | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
Totals | 51 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 76 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 213 |