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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 1959
[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 | Northwest | Central | South-East | Southwest | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 144 | 2.29 | — | 14 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 44 | 31 |
| Measles | 973 | 16.14 | — | 53 | 115 | 87 | 198 | 115 | 71 | 147 | 187 | 7 | 0.71 |
| Whooping Cough | 32 | 0.54 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dysentery | 88 | 1.46 | — | 12 | 27 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 41 | — | 6 | 6.81 |
| Pneumonia | 26 | 0.43 | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3.84 |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | 1 | 0.01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 0.01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 41 | 0.68 | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 95 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 0.03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infections | 1 | 0.01 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 100 |