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Merton and Morden 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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WHOOPING COUGH TABLE.
| Year | No. of Deaths | Age group of deaths | No. of Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | Over 1 & under 2 years | Over 2 & under 5 years | Over 5 & under 15 years | |||
| 1908 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1909 | - | - | - | |||
| 1910 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1911 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1912 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 1913 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 1914 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 1915 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1919 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1920 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1921 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| 1922 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 1923 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 1924 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1925 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | |
| 1926 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1927 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 1928 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1929 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 1930 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| 1931 | 1 | Age not given — over 1 year | 96 | |||
| 1932 | 2 | 1 | 1 over 1 year | 57 | ||
| 1933 | 2 | 1 | 1 over 1 year | 129 | ||
| 1934 | I | - | Over 1 vear | 76 | ||
| 1935 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 87 |
| 1936 | - | - | - | - | - | 106 |
| 1937 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 81 |
| 1938 | - | - | - | - | - | 44 |
| 1939 | - | - | - | - | - | 275 |
| 1940 | - | - | - | - | - | 110 |
| 1941 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 409 |
| 1942 | - | - | - | - | - | 182 |
| 1943 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 252 |
| 1944 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 183 |
| 1945 | - | - | - | - | - | 77 |
| 1946 | - | - | - | - | - | 238 |
| 1947 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 232 |
| 1948 | - | - | - | - | - | 378 |
| 1949 | - | - | - | - | - | 331 |
| 1950 | - | - | - | - | - | 223 |
| 1951 | - | - | - | - | - | 390 |
Measles. Measles reached epidemic level during the year.
There were 1,214 cases during the year and, as reference to the
table reproduced below will show, this is the highest number
in any year for which we have records. The disease was, however,
mild and, except for dislocation of school attendance., does
not appear to have had any serious consequences. There were
no deaths.
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