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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 14.
CASES OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL, 1957.
| Disease | Godstone | Western | Cuddington | Wandle Valley | Queen Mary's | St. Helier | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | 10 | 12 | 2 | — | 24 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | 48 | 1 | 49 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Encephalitis (Post Infectious) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
| TOTALS | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 6 | 96 |