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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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The following table shows the variations of tuberculosis (all forms) from the years immediately preceding the war to the present year
Notification of tuberculosis was, on the whole, satisfactory.
There were 6 cases during the year which did not come to light
until after death.
The mass radiography unit of the Surrey County Council
was set up in an annex to the Council Offices for three weeks,
and an opportunity was given to factory workers and other
organised bodies to undergo X-ray examinations.
The facilities for X-ray examination offered by arrangement
with the Kingston Victoria Hospital was made use of by
8 cases.
At the end of the year the following number of cases were shown to be suffering from the disease and living in the district, an increase of 20 compared with the previous year.
| Pulmonary | Non. pulmonary | |
|---|---|---|
| Males | 113 | 24 |
| Females | 80 | 22 |
CASES REMOVED TO TOLWORTH ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
| Scarlet fever | 20 |
| Scarlet fever (not confirmed) | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 10 |
| Diphtheria Carriers | 5 |
| Diphtheria (not confirmed) | 8 |
| Measles | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 |