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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Malden and Coombe 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
| 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 44 | 49 | 33 | 68 | 76 | 32 |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 3 | —. | — | — | — |
| Typhoid fever | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid fever | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 15 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 27 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 2 | 5 | — | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 26 |
| Malaria | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Measles | 152 | 240 | 386 | 503 | 171 | 807 |
| Whooping cough | 75 | 39 | 267 | 94 | 79 | 206 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 52 | 42 | 63 | 41 | 35 | 36 |
TUBERCULOSIS 1951.
| Age Periods | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 45 | 3 | - | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 55 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 65 & upwards | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
The number of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis was the same
as during the previous year and the rate per thousand population
(0.65) is the lowest for a number of years.
The death rate per thousand population (0.19) was the lowest
for, at least, the past 30 years, with the exception of 1950.