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Malden and Coombe 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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CASES ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS OTHER THAN TOLWORTH.
| Scarlet fever | 1 |
| Measles | 2 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 1 |
| Mumps | 1 |
| Dysentery (not confirmed) | 1 |
| Total | 6 |
NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
| 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 98 | 25 | 44 | 49 | 33 | 68 |
| Diphtheria | — | 10 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| Typhoid fever | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Paratyphoid fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 27 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 9 | 53 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| Malaria | 34 | 28 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Measles | 22 | 589 | 152 | 240 | 386 | 503 |
| Whooping cough | 44 | 43 | 75 | 39 | 267 | 94 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 36 | 44 | 52 | 42 | 63 | 41 |
TUBERCULOSIS, 1949.
| Age Periods | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| i | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| 25 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 35 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 45 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 55 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 65 & upwards | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — |