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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
Malden and Coombe 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1937.
| DISEASES | Total | Under 1 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 45 | 510 | 1015 | 1520 | 2035 | 3545 | 4565 | Over 65 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 22 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 19 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | 39 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric fever | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Dysentery | 12 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 106 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
WARDS
| DISEASES | Coombe | Dickerage | Mount | Cambridge | Norbiton Park | Central | Burlington | Maiden | St. James |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | — | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | o | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Enteric fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — |
| Totals | 6 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 9 |