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Malden and Coombe 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1949.
| DISEASES | Totals | Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 503 | 9 | 43 | 50 | 78 | 62 | 247 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 94 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 68 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 40 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 27 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 703 | 16 | 53 | 72 | 96 | 81 | 326 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| DISEASES | WARDS | |||||||||||||
| Totals | Coombe | Dickerage | Mount | Cambridge | Norbiton Park | Burlington | Maiden Green | St. James | Maiden Manor | |||||
| Measles | 503 | 65 | 101 | 36 | 25 | 78 | 49 | 33 | 60 | 56 | ||||
| Whooping Cough | 94 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | 68 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Pneumonia | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Erysipelas | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | ||||
| Paratyphoid | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||||
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||||
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Totals | 703 | 92 | 146 | 55 | 41 | 102 | 63 | 47 | 85 | 72 | ||||