London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Malden and Coombe 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]

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NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.

194819491950195119521953
Scarlet fever336876325240
Diphtheria——————
Typhoid fever------
Paratyphoid fever11——14
Erysipelas362311
Pneumonia222721271526
Encephalitis lethargica-----—
Puerperal pyrexia1—4423
Meningococcal infection—-1——1
Acute poliomyelitis—3101148
Ophthalmia neonatorum——————
Dysentery—12026971
Malaria1————2
Measles386503171807244574
Whooping cough267947920676165
Tuberculosis (all forms)634135364739

TUBERCULOSIS 1953

Age PeriodsNEW CASESDEATHS
RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
0--------
l--------
531—-----
1523—1————
2551———l——
3533———l——
4511—1l2——
555———1———
65& upwards71l-31--
Totals2610l255——

5 persons suffering from tuberculosis died from other causes.
Thirty-six cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were notified; six
fewer than in 1952.