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Malden and Coombe 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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Erysipelas 3
Suspected erysipelas 1
Chicken pox 3
Scabies and Impetigo 7
Pneumonia 4
Miscellaneous 7
132
CASES MOVED TO OTHER ISOLATION HOSPITALS.
Diphtheria 2
Measles 4
NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR, THE PAST SIX YEARS.
| 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 39 | 68 | 96 | 46 | 23 | 48 |
| Diphtheria | 22 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | _ |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 19 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 12 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ||||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 1 | — | 15 | 6 | 6 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 12 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 28 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *Measles | —' | — | — | 409 | 232 | 360 |
| *Whooping Cough | — | —, | — | 13 | 133 | 28 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 46 | 37 | 38 | 49 | 53 | 63 |
*Notifiable since November, 1939.