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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 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 | 70 | 1.14 | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 51 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 0.06 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| Measles | 1,130 | 18.42 | — | 196 | 110 | 167 | 221 | 94 | 73 | 150 | 119 | 21 | 1.85 |
| Whooping Cough | 98 | 1.59 | — | 18 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2.04 |
| Dysentery | 116 | 1.84 | — | 54 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 47 | 8 | — | - |
| Pneumonia | 27 | 0.44 | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14.8 |
| Poliomyelitis, Non-Paralytic | 3 | 0.04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 100 |
| Poliomyelitis, Paralytic | 9 | 0.14 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 100 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 0.01 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 100 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 30 | 0.48 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 96.6 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 0.03 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | — | — | - |