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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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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1954.
| DISEASES | Totals | Under 1 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25 and over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 76 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Whooping cough | 85 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 42 | — | — | 3 | |
| Scarlet fever | 16 | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | |
| Pneumonia | 19 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Poliomyelitis | Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Non-paralytic | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Food poisoning | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Totals | 203 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 85 | 4 | 2 | 24 | |
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| DISEASES | Totals | Coombe | Dickerage | Mount | WARDS | Burlington | Maiden Green | St. James | Maiden Manor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | Norbiton Park | ||||||||||
| Measles | 76 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 13 | |
| Whooping cough | 85 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 32 | |
| Scarlet fever | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 5 | |
| Pneumonia | 19 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Poliomyelitis | Paralytic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Non-paralytic | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Food poisoning | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Totals | 203 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 12 | 34 | 14 | 54 | |