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Malden and Coombe 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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13.
Number of notifications received yearly for
the past six years
1255
1956
1257
1258
1959
1960
Acute poliomyelitis.
20
2
5
1
-
-
Diphtheria
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dysentery.
19
49
31
26
88
13
Erysipelas.
1
3
3
-
6
1
Pood poisoning.
6
3
7
9
2
1
Malaria.
-
-
-
-
-
-
Measles.
538
93
627
359
385
8
Meningococcal infection.
-
1
-
-
1
-
Ophthalmia neonatorum.
-
-
1
-
-
-
Pneumonia.
28
22
20
10
25
3
Puerperal pyrexia.
-
2
1
-
2
-
Scarlet fever.
16
27
18
24
33
13
Typhoid fever.
-
1
1
-
-
-
Tuberculosis (all forms).
27
20
33
26
15
21
Whooping cough.
57
90
64
9
21
41
*Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals
Dysentery 1
Pneumonia 1
Scarlet fever 2
Whooping cough 1
5
* Not including cases of tuberculosis.
TUBERCULOSIS
Age Groups
NEW CASES
Respiratory
Meninges and Central
Nervous System
Other
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Under 5
-
—
-
-
-
-
5-14
-
-
-
-
-
-
15-24
1
1
-
-
-
-
25-44
1
6
-
-
-
-
45 - 64
9
1
—
—
—
—
63 and over
2
—
—
—
—
—
Totals
13
8
-
-
-
-