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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 1959.
| Diseases. | Totals. | Under 1 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal pyrexia. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Measles. | 385 | 4 | 85 | 100 | 182 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Whooping cough. | 21 | - | 8 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 1 |
| Scarlet fever. | 33 | - | - | 1 | 20 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Pneumonia. | 25 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Erysipelas. | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| Acute encephalitis - infective. | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Food poisoning. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Meningococcal infection. | 1 | - | — | — | — | - | — | 1 |
| Dysentery. | 88 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| Totals. | 564 | 8 | 107 | 129 | 230 | 30 | 11 | 49 |