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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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INFECTIOUS DISEASES Notification by Age Groups, 1953 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
| Disease | Total Cases Notified | Total Cases at all Ages | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-5 | 45-65 | 65 and over | ||
| Scarlet Fever | — | 4 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 84 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 125 |
| Measles | 23 | 55 | 78 | 84 | 93 | 271 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 624 |
| Whooping Cough | 35 | 27 | 48 | 40 | 54 | 120 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 336 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 2 | 4. | — | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 53 |
| Poliomyelitis, Paralytic | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Poliomyelitis, Non-paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 12 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 50 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 43 | 8 | — | — | 54 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Malaria | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |