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Malden and Coombe 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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11.
Number of notifications received yearly for the past six years.
| 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute poliomyelitis. | 8 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Diphtheria. | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery. | 1 | - | 19 | 49 | 31 | 26 |
| Erysipelas. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Pood poisoning. | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| Malaria. | 2 | - | - | — | — | — |
| Measles. | 574 | 76 | 538 | 93 | 627 | 359 |
| Meningococcal infection. | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum. | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia. | 26 | 19 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 10 |
| Puerperal pyrexia. | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Scarlet fever. | 40 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 24 |
| Typhoid fever. | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tuberculosis (all forms). | 39 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 33 | 26 |
| Whooping cough. | 165 | 85 | 57 | 90 | 64 | 9 |
TUBERCULOSIS 1958. New Cases.
| Age Groups. | Respiratory. | Meninges and Central Nervous System. | Other. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-14 | — | — | — | 1 | _ | |
| 15-24 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 25-44 | 3 | 2 | - | — | — | 1 |
| 45-64 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 65 and over | 2 | — | - | — | - | - |
| Totals | 17 | 6 | - | - | 2 | 1 |