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Merton and Morden 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XII.
Notification of Infectious Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) by age groups during the year 1949.
| Disease | TOTAL CASES NOTIFIED | Total cases at all ages | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1-3 | 3-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over | ||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 13 | 32 | 122 | 14 | 6 | — | - | — | — | 187 |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | - | - | - | - | -_ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | — | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 1 | __ | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 49 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 25 | ||
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | - | - | — | - | — | •— | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | - | - | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Malaria | — | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | _ | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | - | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | 12 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8 |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | _ | — | — |
| Measles | 12 | 179 | 208 | 296 | 14 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 721 |
| Whooping Cough | 18 | 78 | 97 | 124 | 8 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 331 |
| Totals | 34 | 273 | 343 | 553 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 35 | 16 | 1357 |