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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS.
No action has been taken during the year under
section 176 of the Public Health Act, 1936, for the prevention
of blindness or for the treatment of persons suffering
from any disease or injury to the eyes.
CASES OP INFECTIOUS DISEASES REMOVED TO TOLWORTH ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
| Scarlet fever | 59 |
| Suspected Scarlet fever | 7 |
| Diphtheria | 21 |
| Diphtheria "carriers" | 15 |
| Suspected Diphtheria | 6 |
| Measles | 17 |
| Pneumonia | 6 |
| Suspected Pneumonia | 4 |
| Typhoid fever | 1 |
| Suspected Dysentery | 3 |
| Pyrexia for observation | 1 |
| Suspected otitis media | 1 |
| (Measles contact) | |
| Suspected Meningitis | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 2 |
| Chicken pox | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 |
| Laryngeal croup | 1 |
| Suspected Whooping cough | 1 |
| 149 |
The total number of admissions to Tolworth Hospital
from this district increased considerably.