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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 14.
CASES OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL, 1955.
| Disease | Western | War Memorial | Grove | Cuddington | Bletchingley | Wandle Valley | Queen Mary's | St. Helier | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | _ | — | 2 | 25 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 36 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| Poliomyelitis, Non-Paralytic | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Totals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 78 |