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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 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]

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11
VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
The standard of cleanliness in regard to infestation by
the head louse is high in the district and has been improved
during recent years by close co-operation between the Public
Health nurse and the school authorities. The nurse made 24
visits in this connection during the year and dealt with 4 cases
from 3 families. No case of body louse infestation came under
notice.

Table: CASE RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

CASE RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

England & Wales.Borough of Maiden & Coombe.
Scarlet fever1.371.10
Diphtheria0.130.06
Typhoid fever0.010.04
Paratyphoid fever0.01—
Cerebro-spinal fever0.050.04
Measles9.415.39
Whooping cough2.220.89
†Puerperal pyrexia7.165.12

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† per 1,000 total births (i.e. live and stillbirths).
CASES REMOVED TO TOLWORTH ISOLATION
HOSPITAL.
Scarlet fever 38
Scarlet fever (not confirmed) 3
Pneumonia 4
Diphtheria 2
Measles 4
Measles (not confirmed) 1
Whooping Cough 6
Chicken Pox 2
Tonsillitis
Cerebro-spinal fever 1
Cerebro-spinal fever (not confirmed) 4
Poliomyelitis 4
Poliomyelitis (not confirmed) 2
Erysipelas 2
Dysentery, Diarrhoea, etc. 4
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Readmissions — Scarlet fever 3