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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 1953
[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 | 125 | 2.02 | — | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 64 | 51 |
| Dysentery | 53 | 0.85 | — | 15 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3.76 |
| Measles | 624 | 10.11 | — | 103 | 66 | 67 | 135 | 51 | 42 | 124 | 36 | 3 | 0.48 |
| Whooping Cough | 336 | 5.44 | — | 56 | 22 | 33 | 71 | 33 | 47 | 51 | 23 | 6 | 1.78 |
| Poliomyelitis, Paralytic | 6 | 0.09 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 100 |
| Poliomyelitis, Non-Paralytic | 3 | 0.04 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 100 |
| Food Poisoning | 12 | 0.19 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 50 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 0.11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 50 | 0.81 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 54 | 0.87 | — | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 94 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 0.01 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 0.01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 100 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 0.03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 100 |
| Malaria | 1 | 0.01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |