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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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NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
| 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 49 | 33 | 68 | 76 | 32 | 52 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid fever | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid fever | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 15 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Meningococcal infection | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 5 | - | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | - | - | 1 | 20 | 26 | 97 |
| Malaria | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 240 | 386 | 503 | 171 | 807 | 244 |
| Whooping cough | 39 | 267 | 94 | 79 | 206 | 76 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 42 | 63 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 47 |
TUBERCULOSIS 1952.
| Age Periods | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | - | - | l | - | l | - | - | - |
| 5 | l | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 45 | 5 | 1 | l | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 55 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| 65 & upwards | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 24 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | - | - | 1 |
| The cases of pulmonary tuberculosis notified (42) showed a sharp rise over those for 1951 (30). | ||||||||