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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1957.
| Diseases. | Totals. | Under 1 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmia neonatorum. | 1 | 1 | _- | - | _ | - | - | — |
| Measles. | 627 | 7 | 107 | 131 | 356 | 18 | 6 | 2 |
| Whooping cough. | 64 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Scarlet fever. | 18 | - | - | 3 | 13 | 2 | - | - |
| Pneumonia. | 20 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 14 |
| Poliomyelitis: | ||||||||
| Paralytic. | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Non-paralytic. | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Food poisoning. | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Erysipelas. | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Dysentery. | 31 | - | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | - | 7 |
| Puerperal pyrexia. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Typhoid. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals. | 778 | 17 | 129 | 151 | 408 | 26 | 11 | 36 |