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Malden and Coombe 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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the district, an increase of twenty-three cases compared with the previous year:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |
|---|---|---|
| Males | 102 | 18 |
| Females | 74 | 27 |
CASES REMOVED TO TOLWORTH ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
| Scarlet Fever | 130 |
| Suspected Scarlet Fever | 11 |
| Diphtheria | 1 |
| Suspected Diphtheria | 5 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 |
| Suspected Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 |
| Measles and German Measles | 14 |
| Whooping Cough | 23 |
| Erysipelas | 1 |
| Chicken Pox | 2 |
| Impetigo | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 5 |
| 197 |
NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
| 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 68 | 96 | 46 | 23 | 48 | 185 |
| Diphtheria | 22 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever (including Para-typhoid) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 24 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 46 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | — | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| *Measles | — | — | 409 | 232 | 360 | 221 |
| *Whooping Cough | — | — | 13 | 133 | 28 | 143 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 37 | 38 | 49 | 53 | 63 | 44 |
*Notifiable since November, 1939.