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 fever1114
Erysipelas362311
Pneumonia222721271526
Encephalitis lethargica-----
Puerperal pyrexia14423
Meningococcal infection-11
Acute poliomyelitis3101148
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Dysentery12026971
Malaria12
Measles386503171807244574
Whooping cough267947920676165
Tuberculosis (all forms)634135364739

TUBERCULOSIS 1953

Age PeriodsNEW CASESDEATHS
RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
0--------
l--------
531-----
15231
2551l
3533l
45111l2
5551
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.