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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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CASE RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| England and Wales | Borough of Malden andCoombe | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 1.53 | 1.14 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Measles | 8.86 | 5.37 |
| Whooping cough | 2.61 | 1.67 |
| *Puerperal pyrexia | 17.87 | 3.77 |
| * per 1,000 total births (i.e. live and stillbirths). | ||
*CASES REMOVED TO TOLWORTH ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
| Scarlet fever | 22 |
| Scarlet fever (not confirmed) | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 9 |
| Poliomyelitis (not confirmed) | 4 |
| Measles | 5 |
| Chicken pox | 3 |
| German measles | 2 |
| Para-typhoid | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 2 |
| Gastro-enteritis | 3 |
| Diarrhoea (non-infective) | 1 |
| Impetigo | 1 |
| Total | 54 |
CASES ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS OTHER THAN TOLWORTH.
| Scarlet fever | 6 |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis (not confirmed) | 1 |
| Mumps | 1 |
| Measles | 1 |
| Typhi-murium carrier | 1 |
| Chicken pox | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 |
| Total | 15 |
| *Not including cases of tuberculosis and certain other noninfectious illness. | |