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Malden and Coombe 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1956.
| DISEASES | Totals | Under 1 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25 and over | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| Measles | 93 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 50 | 2 | — | 1 | |||
| Whooping cough | 90 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Scarlet fever | 27 | — | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | — | — | |||
| Pneumonia | 22 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 21 | |||
| Poliomyelitis | Paralytic | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Non-paralytic | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| Food poisoning | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| Erysipelas | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |||
| Dysentery | 49 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 16 | |||
| Puerperal pyrexia | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Typhoid | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| Totals | 293 | 8 | 39 | 41 | 135 | 19 | 5 | 46 | |||
| Diseases | Totals | Coombe | Dickerage | Mount | WARDS | Burlington | Maiden Green | St. James | Maiden Manor | ||
| Cambridge | Norbiton Park | ||||||||||
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Measles | 93 | 46 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 28 | |
| Whooping cough | 90 | 24 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | |
| Scarlet fever | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | |
| Pneumonia | 22 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Poliomyelitis | Paralytic | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Non-Paralytic | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Food poisoning | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Dysentery | 49 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 6 | |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| Typhoid | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 293 | 87 | 23 | 34 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 57 | |