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Malden and Coombe 1959
[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.
| 1954 | 1255 | 1256 | 1957 | 1258 | 1959 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute poliomyelitis. | 1 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Diphtheria. | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery. | - | 19 | 49 | 31 | 26 | 88 |
| Erysipelas. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 6 |
| Food poisoning. | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Malaria. | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles. | 76 | 538 | 93 | 627 | 359 | 385 |
| Meningococcal infection. | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum. | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Pneumonia. | 19 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 25 |
| Puerperal pyrexia. | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Scarlet fever. | 16 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 24 | 33 |
| Typhoid fever. | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Tuberculosis (all forms). | 31 | 27 | 20 | 33 | 26 | 15 |
| Whooping cough. | 85 | 57 | 90 | 64 | 9 | 21 |
*Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals.
Acute encephalitis - infective 1
Dysentery 2
Puerperal pyrexia 2
Meningococcal infection. 1
Measles 2
Pneumonia 11
Scarlet fever 2
21
*Not including cases of tuberculosis.