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 16.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Notification by Age Groups, 1952. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Total Cases at all Ages | |||||||||||
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Under 1 year | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-1 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over | ||
Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 123 |
Measles | 11 | 48 | 58 | 62 | 73 | 264 | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 537 |
Whooping Cough | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 94 |
Dysentery | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 83 |
Poliomyelitis, Paralytic | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 |
Poliomyelitis, Non-paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | 23 |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 30 |
Peurperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 46 | 8 | - | - | 58 |