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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 1954
[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 | 57 | 0.92 | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 47 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 0.06 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 50 |
| Measles | 171 | 2.77 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 32 | 53 | 19 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 1.75 |
| Whooping Cough | 150 | 2.43 | — | 31 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 0.66 |
| Dysentery | 73 | 1.18 | — | 17 | ,0 | 30 | 11 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6.84 |
| Pneumonia | 28 | 0.45 | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7.14 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 0.04 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 33 | |
| Poliomyelitis, Paralytic | 1 | 0.01 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 100 |
| Encephalitis, Infective | 1 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 100 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 74 | 1.20 | — | 13 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 74 | 100 |
| Food Poisoning | 9 | 0.14 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 11.1 |