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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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SCABIES AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
Necessary action in reference to the conditions noted above
has been very limited and calls for no special comment.
FOOD POISONING OUTBREAKS.
Total number of outbreaks Nil.
There were three single cases of food poisoning which were
due to salmonella typhi-murium.
*CASES REMOVED TO ISOLATION HOSPITALS.
Erythema multiforme 1
Infective jaundice 3
Measles 1
Meningococcal meningitis (not confirmed) 1
Mumps 1
Pneumonia 5
Poliomyelitis (non-paralytic) 1
Poliomyelitis (not confirmed) 3
Scarlet fever 10
Whooping cough 1
27
*Not including cases of tuberculosis.
NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
| 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 68 | 76 | 32 | 52 | 40 | 16 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid fever | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 27 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 19 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Meningococcal infection | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | 20 | 26 | 97 | 1 | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | 2 | _ |
| Measles | 503 | 171 | 807 | 244 | 574 | 76 |
| Whooping cough | 94 | 79 | 206 | 76 | 165 | 85 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 41 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 39 | 31 |