Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1944.
DISEASES | AGE GROUPS | ||||||||||||||||||
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Totals | Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | Over 65 | |||||||
Diphtheria | ... | ... | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Erysipelas | ... | ... | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||
Pneumonia | ... | ... | 12 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Puerperal pyrexia | ... | ... | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Scarlet fever | ... | ... | 98 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | ||||
Dysentery | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
Cerebro-spinal fever | ... | ... | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||
Malaria | ... | ... | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | — | — | ||||
Measles | ... | ... | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | ||||
Whooping cough | ... | ... | 44 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Totals | ... | 230 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 73 | 25 | 9 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 3 | |||||
DISEASES | WARDS | ||||||||||||||||||
Totals | Coombe | Dickerage | Mount | Cambridge | Norbiton Park | Central | Burlington | Malden | St. James | ||||||||||
Diphtheria | ... | ... | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Erysipelas | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |||||||
Pneumonia | ... | ... | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Puerperal pyrexia | ... | ... | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Scarlet fever | ... | ... | 98 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 20 | |||||||
Dysentery | ... | ... | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | |||||||
Cerebro spinal fever | ... | ... | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||||||
Malaria | ... | ... | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Measles | ... | ... | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
Whooping cough | ... | ... | 44 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 16 | 5 | |||||||
Totals | ... | 230 | 63 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 56 | 31 |