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Malden and Coombe 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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12
CASES ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS OTHER
THAN TOLWORTH.
Diphtheria 1
Typhoid 2
Poliomyelitis 1
NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
| 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 48 | 185 | 98 | 25 | 44 | 49 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | 10 | 5 | 3 | |
| Typhoid fever | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Paratyphoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 7 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | 9 | 53 | — | ||
| Malaria | — | — | 34 | — | — | |
| Measles | 360 | 221 | 589 | 152 | 240 | |
| Whooping cough | 28 | 143 | 44 | 43 | 75 | 39 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 63 | 44 | 36 | 44 | 52 | 42 |
| Suspected Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - |
TUBERCULOSIS, 1947
| Age Periods | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 5 | l | l | l | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 15 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 25 | 2 | 2 | l | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 35 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 2 |
| 45 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 55 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 65 & upwards | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 18 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | — | 4 |
The mortality rate from pulmonary tuberculosis is again
only one-third of the high peak rate registered in 1941 and still
shows a tendency to decline.
The following table shows the trend of tuberculosis since
1938.