London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Malden and Coombe 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
This page requires JavaScript
13
CASES REMOVED TO TOLWORTH ISOLATION
HOSPITAL.
Scarlet fever 32
Scarlet fever (not confirmed) 2
Pneumonia 3
Diphtheria 3
Diphtheria Carriers 3
Diphtheria (not confirmed) 7
Measles 6
Whooping Cough 1
Chicken Pox 2
Tonsillitis 1
Cerebro-spinal fever (not confirmed) 4
Typhoid fever (not confirmed) 1
Impetigo 1
Poliomyelitis 1
Erysipelas 3
Dysentery, Diarrhoea, etc. 5
Bronchitis and Scabies 1
Mumps 1
77
NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
| 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 23 | 48 | 185 | 98 | 25 | 44 |
| Diphtheria | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | 10 | 5 |
| Typhoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 20 | 12 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 5 | 7 | — | 4 | 2 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 2 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 53 | 2 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | 34 | 28 | — |
| Measles | 232 | 360 | 221 | 22 | 589 | 152 |
| Whooping cough | 133 | 28 | 143 | 44 | 43 | 75 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 53 | 63 | 44 | 36 | 44 | 52 |
| Suspected Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — |