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Malden and Coombe 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
Fifty persons, mostly school children, were treated for
headlice during the year. No case of body louse infestation
came under notice.
FOOD POISONING.
There were no outbreaks of food poisoning reported during
the year.
CASE RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| England and Wales | Borough of Maiden and Coombe | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 1.63 | 1.52 |
| Diphtheria | 0.04 | NIL |
| Typhoid fever | 0.01 | NIL |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 0.02 | NIL |
| Measles | 8.95 | 11.2 |
| Whooping cough | 2.39 | 2.10 |
| *Puerperal pyrexia | 6.31 | NIL |
*per 1,000 total births (i.e. live and stillbirths).
CASES REMOVED TO TOLWORTH ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
| Scarlet fever | 40 |
| Scarlet fever (not confirmed) | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 4 |
| Diphtheria (not confirmed) | 1 |
| Measles | 8 |
| Whooping cough | 6 |
| Chicken pox | 1 |
| Infective hepatitis | 2 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever (not confirmed) | 1 |
| Mumps | 8 |
| Meningitis with convulsions | 1 |
| Meningitis (not confirmed) | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 |
| Dysentery, Diarrhoea, etc. | 2 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 1 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 2 |
| Erythema | 1 |
| Total | 82 |