Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet fever | 76 | 32 | 52 | 40 | 16 | 16 |
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Typhoid fever | ||||||
Paratyphoid fever | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Erysipelas | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 21 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 19 | 28 |
Encephalitis lethargica | ||||||
Puerperal pyrexia | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Meningococcal infection | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Acute poliomyelitis | 10 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
Ophthalmia neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dysentery | 20 | 26 | 97 | 1 | — | 19 |
Malaria | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Measles | 171 | 807 | 244 | 574 | 76 | 538 |
Whooping cough | 79 | 206 | 76 | 165 | 85 | 57 |
Tuberculosis (all forms) | 35 | 36 | 47 | 39 | 31 | 27 |
TUBERCULOSIS 1955. NEW CASES
Age Groups | Respiratory | Meninges and Central Nervous System | Other | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
Under 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5-14 | 1 | 2 | — | —_ | — | — |
15-24 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
25-44 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
45-64 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
65 and over | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Totals | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 |
DEATHS
Age Groups | Respiratory | Meninges and Central Nervous System | Other | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
Under 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5-14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25-44 | — | — | —_ | — | — | — |
45-64 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
65 and over | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Totals | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |