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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
Merton and Morden 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XII.
| Disease | TOTAL CASES NOTIFIED | Total cases at all ages | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-64 | 65 and over | ||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 9 | 35 | 105 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 164 |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 50 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | - | 3 | - | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis:— | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paralytic | - | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Non-Paralytic | - | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dysentery | - | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Malaria | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| Food Poisoning | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Relapsing Fever | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhus Fever | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 10 | 78 | 137 | 237 | 15 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | 491 |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 68 | 76 | 122 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 278 |
| Acute Encephalitis (Post infectious) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 19 | 155 | 249 | 481 | 29 | 21 | 34 | 35 | 17 | 1051 | |