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Carshalton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 16
INFECTIOUS DISEASES Notification by Age Groups, 1954 (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 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | - | 2 | 8 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 57 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Measles | 5 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 104 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 171 |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 150 |
| Dysentery | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 73 |
| Pneumonia | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| Ophthalmia Neonaturum | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis, Paralytic | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Encephalitis Infective | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 62 | 5 | — | — | 74 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 9 |