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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
This page requires JavaScript
NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1947
| DISEASES | Totals | Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-6 | 55 and 5 over. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | — |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 49 | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Typhoid | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Measles | 240 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 120 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 39 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 370 | 15 | 29 | 38 | 34 | 45 | 149 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
Continued from previous page...
| DISEASES | Totals | Coombe | Dickerage | Mount | Cambridge | WARDS Norbitor Park | Burlington | Maiden Green | St. James | Maiden Manor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | —• | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 49 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 |
| Typhoid | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Measles | 240 | 6 | 47 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 51 | 31 |
| Whooping Cough | 39 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Totals | 370 | 31 | 67 | 18 | 21 | 37 | 51 | 37 | 64 | 44 |