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Malden and Coombe 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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12
CASES ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS OTHER THAN
TOLWORTH.
Scarlet fever 1
Chicken pox 6
Paratyphoid 1
NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
| 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 185 | 98 | 25 | 44 | 49 | 33 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | 10 | 5 | 3 | — |
| Typhoid fever | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Paratyphoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 46 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | ||||||
| Puerperal pyrexia | 7 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | 9 | 53 | 2 | — | — |
| Malaria | — | 34 | 28 | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 221 | 22 | 589 | 152 | 240 | 386 |
| Whooping cough | 143 | 44 | 43 | 75 | 39 | 267 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 44 | 36 | 44 | 52 | 42 | 63 |
| Suspected food poisoning |
TUBERCULOSIS, 1948.
| Age Periods | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Females | Male | Female | Male | Females | |
| 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| l | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 1 | l | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | 7 | 8 | — | 1 | — | l | — | — : |
| 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | l | — | — ,i |
| 35 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 1 | l | — | — |
| 45 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | l | — | i |
| 55 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | l | — | — |
| 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| & upwards | ||||||||
| Totals | 37 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | |