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Malden and Coombe 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1941.
| DISEASES | AGE GROUPS | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 5-45 | 45-65 | Over 65 | |
| Diphtheria | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — |
| Pneumonia | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid "B" | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Measles | 232 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 120 | 16 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 133 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 55 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 431 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 38 | 52 | 194 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| DISEASE | WARDS | ||||||||||||
| Totals | Coombe | Kickerage | Mount | Cambridge | Norbiton Park | Central | Burlington | Malden | St. James | ||||
| Diphtheria | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Erysipelas | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Pneumonia | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 23 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Paratyphoid "B" | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Dysentery | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| Measles | 232 | 54 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 42 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 133 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 21 | |||
| Totals | 431 | 77 | 58 | 21 | 25 | 34 | 10 | 25 | 107 | 74 | |||