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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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11
Cerebro-spinal-meningitis 4
Suspected cerebro-spinal-meningitis 3
Pneumonia 3
Erysipelas 2
Suspected erysipelas 2
Paratyphoid fever 1
Suspected typhoid fever 2
Chicken pox 1
Otitis media 1
Infective jaundice 1
Impetigo 1
Bronchitis 1
Total 69
In addition to the above, one ease of Diphtheria
was removed to Wimbledon Isolation Hospital.
NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
| 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 45 | 39 | 68 | 96 | 46 | 23 |
| Diphtheria | 21 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Enteric Fever (including Para-typhoid) | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 20 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | 1 | — | 15 | 6 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | 12 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| *Measles | — | — | — | — | 409 | 232 |
| *Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | 13 | 133 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 36 | 46 | 37 | 38 | 49 | 53 |
| *Notifiable since November, 1939. | ||||||